Compliance with Summer Thermal Comfort Requirements in Apartment Buildings

Proceedings of REHVA Annual Conference 2015 2015
Raimo Simson, Jarek Kurnitski, Mikk Maivel, Targo Kalamees

In this study we have investigated the compliance with summer thermal comfort requirements of 16 new apartment buildings in Estonia by modelling and simulating dwellings using energy and indoor climate simulation software IDA-ICE. We also conducted field measurements of indoor temperature in 17 dwellings in 16 different apartment buildings during the period from 1 July to 31 August 2014. It has been found that 81.3% of the simulated buildings do not comply with the requirements. Measurements show that overheating can be a problem in apartment buildings also in cold climate regions.

Keywords
building simulation, field study, overheating, compliance
DOI
10.7250/rehvaconf.2015.009

Simson, R., Kurnitski, J., Maivel, M., Kalamees, T. Compliance with Summer Thermal Comfort Requirements in Apartment Buildings. In: Proceedings of REHVA Annual Conference 2015, Latvia, Rīga, 6-9 May, 2015. Rīga: RTU PRESS, 2015, pp.64-69. ISBN 978-9934-10-685-9. e-ISBN 978-9934-10-717-7. Available from: doi:10.7250/rehvaconf.2015.009

Publication language
English (en)