TY - JOUR
T1 - Energy-efficient houses built according to the energy performance requirements introduced in Denmark in 2006
AU - Tommerup, H.
AU - Rose, J.
AU - Svendsen, S.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - In order to meet new tighter building energy requirements introduced in Denmark in 2006 and prepare the way for future buildings with even lower energy consumption, single-family houses were built with the purpose to demonstrate that it is possible to build typical single-family houses with an energy consumption that meets the demands without problems concerning building technology or economy. The paper gives a brief presentation of the houses and the applied energy-saving measures. The paper also presents results from measurements of the overall energy use, indoor climate and air tightness. Furthermore, results from detailed calculations of the utilization of electricity-related heat gains are presented. Looking at the energy consumption in relation to the new energy requirements, the paper concludes that the single houses can relatively easily keep the future energy demands. The energy consumption of the houses is on a level corresponding to a classification as "low-energy house class 2" or an energy consumption of 75% of the required maximum energy consumption. With minor modifications, some houses could be classified as "low-energy building class 1" corresponding to an energy consumption of only 50% of the required and almost the level of typical passive houses.
AB - In order to meet new tighter building energy requirements introduced in Denmark in 2006 and prepare the way for future buildings with even lower energy consumption, single-family houses were built with the purpose to demonstrate that it is possible to build typical single-family houses with an energy consumption that meets the demands without problems concerning building technology or economy. The paper gives a brief presentation of the houses and the applied energy-saving measures. The paper also presents results from measurements of the overall energy use, indoor climate and air tightness. Furthermore, results from detailed calculations of the utilization of electricity-related heat gains are presented. Looking at the energy consumption in relation to the new energy requirements, the paper concludes that the single houses can relatively easily keep the future energy demands. The energy consumption of the houses is on a level corresponding to a classification as "low-energy house class 2" or an energy consumption of 75% of the required maximum energy consumption. With minor modifications, some houses could be classified as "low-energy building class 1" corresponding to an energy consumption of only 50% of the required and almost the level of typical passive houses.
KW - Energy-efficient
KW - Measurements
KW - Overall energy use
KW - Simulations
KW - Single-family houses
KW - Utilization of heat gains
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U2 - 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.12.011
DO - 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.12.011
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:34447285023
SN - 0378-7788
VL - 39
SP - 1123
EP - 1130
JO - Energy and Buildings
JF - Energy and Buildings
IS - 10
ER -