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Waterford Institute Of Technology, Tourism And Leisure Building, Chris Croly
Waterford Institute Of Technology, Tourism And Leisure Building, Chris Croly
SDAR* Journal of Sustainable Design & Applied Research
The Tourism and Leisure Building at Waterford Institute of Technology contains all of the passive design elements that would be expected in a landmark environmentally-conscious educational development. The design however also addresses energy conservation in complex, high-energy kitchen systems in an innovative way, bringing a new level of environmental performance to catering in Ireland.
A Techno-Economic Analysis Of Photovoltaic System Design As Specifically Applied To Commercial Buildings In Ireland, Jonathan Blackledge, Maria-Jose Rivas Duarte, Derek Joseph Kearney, Eamonn Murphy
A Techno-Economic Analysis Of Photovoltaic System Design As Specifically Applied To Commercial Buildings In Ireland, Jonathan Blackledge, Maria-Jose Rivas Duarte, Derek Joseph Kearney, Eamonn Murphy
SDAR* Journal of Sustainable Design & Applied Research
This paper evaluates the viability of installing photovoltaic (PV) systems in existing commercial buildings in Dublin. Data collected from previously installed photovoltaic systems at the Dublin Institute of Technology was analysed in order to determine the potential solar resource available in Ireland. A 1.1 kWp photovoltaic system installed in Dublin can produce over 900 kWh of electricity in a given year depending on the available solar resource for that year. A feasibility study was conducted in Dublin city centre in order to evaluate the technical, financial and environmental aspects of integrating a PV system into an existing building. The intention …
Enhancing The Performance Of Building Integrated Photovoltaics, Brian Norton, Philip C. Eames, Tapas K. Mallick, Ming Jun Huang, Sarah J. Mccormack, Jayanta D. Mondol, Yigzaw G. Yohanis
Enhancing The Performance Of Building Integrated Photovoltaics, Brian Norton, Philip C. Eames, Tapas K. Mallick, Ming Jun Huang, Sarah J. Mccormack, Jayanta D. Mondol, Yigzaw G. Yohanis
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Recent research in Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is reviewed with the emphases on a range of key systems whose improvement would be likely to lead to improved solar energy conversion efficiency and/or economic viability. These include invertors, concentrators and thermal management systems. Advances in techniques for specific aspects of systems design, installation and operation are also discussed.
Embodied Energy Analysis: A Sustainable Construction Design Assessment Tool, Adolf Acquaye, Aidan Duffy, Biswajit Basu
Embodied Energy Analysis: A Sustainable Construction Design Assessment Tool, Adolf Acquaye, Aidan Duffy, Biswajit Basu
Conference Papers
Embodied energy analysis can be used as a construction design assessment tool in a sustainable matrix for a building. Its implementation however remains challenging mainly because of data measurement errors. A comparison between the deterministic embodied energy (EE) of a building and the stochastic EE of the same building undertaken using Monte Carlo simulation showed a wide variation in results. It is recommended that the specification of EE intensity of building materials in the construction industry can assist in producing accurate and more credible EE values of building.