Energy Conservation Opportunities and Solar Energy Integration Prospects in the Residential Sector of Ksa
Abstract
This study aims to explore various energy conservation opportunities in the residential sector of Saudi Arabia when available standards are employed as compared to the typical local design practices. Based on the information collected from literature, the local design practices including physical, thermal, and operational characteristics are defined and simulated as a base case scenario for a typical single family residential building in Dhahran. A proposed case study is performed according to the benchmark design considerations of International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2012 and the simulation results are compared with the base case scenario in order to evaluate the energy saving potential. The proposed building is integrated with solar energy to meet the part load of the building. The credibility of solar energy integrated building is justified in terms of its economic as well as eco-environmental benefits.
Keywords
Residential buildings, energy conservation, solar energy integration, ghg emissions