Impact of Low-E Window Films on Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of an Existing UK Hotel Building

In order to fulfil the UK government’s ambitious goal of 80% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 compared to the levels of 1990s, unprecedented measures for improving the energy efficiency of buildings are needed. This study investigates the impact of a specific type of Low-emissivity (Lo...

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Published in:Sustainability 2019-08, Vol.11 (16), p.4265
Main Authors: Amirkhani, Shiva, Bahadori-Jahromi, Ali, Mylona, Anastasia, Godfrey, Paulina, Cook, Darren
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon dioxide
Computer simulation
Cost control
Emissions
Emissivity
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Energy industry
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Heat
Heating
Hotels & motels
Sustainability
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Summary:In order to fulfil the UK government’s ambitious goal of 80% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 compared to the levels of 1990s, unprecedented measures for improving the energy efficiency of buildings are needed. This study investigates the impact of a specific type of Low-emissivity (Low-E) window film—Thinsulate Climate Control 75—on the holistic energy consumption of an existing United Kingdom (UK) hotel building. Building modelling and energy simulation software EDSL TAS is used to conduct the study. The result of the simulations demonstrates that by applying Thinsulate films, savings in heating, cooling, and total energy consumptions are achieved by 3%, 20%, and 2.7%, respectively. Also 4.1% and 5.1% savings are achieved in annual CO2 emissions and total energy costs, respectively, while the initial costs may be an issue. This study found that application of Low-E window films results in slightly better energy performance of the hotel regarding its heating-dominant climate. The study also recommends using average annual actual energy consumption data for a time range, instead of picking a single year’s data for validating purposes.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su11164265