Energy Strategies to Nearly Zero Energy Sports Halls
Abstract
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive recasts that by 2020 all new buildings constructed within the EU after 2020 and public buildings after 2018 should reach nearly zero energy (nZEB) levels. The present work aims to test, through the dynamic simulation tool TRNSYS, different energy strategies to design nearly zero energy sports halls in Mediterranean climates. The study is complemented with short period measurements of thermal comfort parameters and air quality indicators in a selected sports hall. The nZEB concept is achieved implementing passive strategies in combination with renewable energy systems. The impact of the identified energy solutions on the indoor thermal comfort and environmental indoor quality is also evaluated.
Keywords
Nzeb, sports hall, energy efficiency, trnsys simulation, ieq, thermal comfort