Energybase – Monitoring of the Reference Room in the Office Complex of the Future
Abstract
The ENERGYbase office building in Vienna / Austria is designed as a so called »Passivhaus« concerning the architectural building and energy system concept. It aims to achieve three essential targets: high level of energy efficiency of the applied systems, high ratio of renewable and environmental friendly energy use and high indoor comfort for the office building user. The ENERGYbase building, already permanently equipped with a formidable array of sensors, was further examined by placing 50 additional air temperature and 19 air velocity sensors in a reference office room. A special data processing tool was designed for the dissemination of the data collected, and a comprehensive TRNSYS building model was used to determine the impact of actual weather parameters and the results were compared with measured air temperatures for reference periods. The high indoor comfort predicted and the importance of proper shading and glazing in this type of building was verified.