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Article: Sustainable Building Retrofit Model for High-rise High-density City: A Case in Hong Kong
Title | Sustainable Building Retrofit Model for High-rise High-density City: A Case in Hong Kong |
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Keywords | buildings structures & design energy rehabilitation reclamation & renovation |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing). The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sustainabilityjournal.com |
Citation | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability, 2020, Epub 2020-09-01, p. 1-14 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Considering the significant consumption of energy in existing building stocks, effective retrofitting has great potential for reducing such consumption and promoting sustainability in existing buildings. This study aims to develop a sustainable retrofit decision-making mechanism for high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, China, by uncovering the optimum set of retrofit solutions based on the local climatic conditions, building features and cost. Based on a prototype building in Hong Kong, the study employed the net present value (NPV) to unveil the most suitable solutions to maximise the energy efficiency of existing buildings and minimise their retrofit costs, integrating the energy simulation. This study revealed that it is desirable to adopt an optimal set of measures for achieving a 40% energy improvement since the energy conservation can be as much as 82 (kWh/m2)/year with the optimal NPV of more than US$3300 over a 20 year life span. However, the cooling system, building energy management system and thickness of wall insulation are the most influential factors to the optimum NPV and energy conservation in Hong Kong. The identified optimal set of cost-effective retrofit measures can be effectively implemented for sustainable retrofit projects in the existing building, and the developed methodological framework can be suitably adapted for sustainable building retrofit projects in different climatic zones. The decision-making model is validated by the process of calculating energy consumption, selecting practical retrofit measures and analysing retrofit benefits when taking the local building standards into account. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/287357 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.310 |
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dc.contributor.author | HE, Q | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hossain, MU | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ng, ST | - |
dc.contributor.author | Augenbroe, G | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-22T02:59:49Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-22T02:59:49Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability, 2020, Epub 2020-09-01, p. 1-14 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1478-4629 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/287357 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Considering the significant consumption of energy in existing building stocks, effective retrofitting has great potential for reducing such consumption and promoting sustainability in existing buildings. This study aims to develop a sustainable retrofit decision-making mechanism for high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, China, by uncovering the optimum set of retrofit solutions based on the local climatic conditions, building features and cost. Based on a prototype building in Hong Kong, the study employed the net present value (NPV) to unveil the most suitable solutions to maximise the energy efficiency of existing buildings and minimise their retrofit costs, integrating the energy simulation. This study revealed that it is desirable to adopt an optimal set of measures for achieving a 40% energy improvement since the energy conservation can be as much as 82 (kWh/m2)/year with the optimal NPV of more than US$3300 over a 20 year life span. However, the cooling system, building energy management system and thickness of wall insulation are the most influential factors to the optimum NPV and energy conservation in Hong Kong. The identified optimal set of cost-effective retrofit measures can be effectively implemented for sustainable retrofit projects in the existing building, and the developed methodological framework can be suitably adapted for sustainable building retrofit projects in different climatic zones. The decision-making model is validated by the process of calculating energy consumption, selecting practical retrofit measures and analysing retrofit benefits when taking the local building standards into account. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing). The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sustainabilityjournal.com | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability | - |
dc.subject | buildings | - |
dc.subject | structures & design energy rehabilitation | - |
dc.subject | reclamation & renovation | - |
dc.title | Sustainable Building Retrofit Model for High-rise High-density City: A Case in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Hossain, MU: uzzal@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ng, ST: tstng@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Hossain, MU=rp02580 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ng, ST=rp00158 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1680/jensu.20.00026 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85104832934 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 314231 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | Epub 2020-09-01 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 14 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000642127600002 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1478-4629 | - |