Energy Consumption

Calculations
Group 4a
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Tools
4. Country specific variations
a. Finland
b. Other Nordic countries
c. Italy
 1.Introduction- Why calculate energy consumption?
- EU (EU Energy Efficiency
Directive (2012/27/EU)

- Cost savings (during lifetime -

design process might be more
costly... )

- Reduction of CO2 emissions

1.Introduction - Drivers for energy consumption
- Demand for comfort levels
- Time spent inside the buildings
- Income growth
- Building size and service demands
- Energy prices
- Energy efficiency of the building
- Population growth
- Climate
- etc….
2. Methods, Calculation by hand
- E-value = kWh / m2
- Elements in the calculations:
● Water consumption and hot water
● Electricity consumption
● Energy consumption of air conditioning
● Thermal load of the building
● Energy efficiency of windows
2. Methods, Computer based simulation
- Several different simulation programs

- Inputs
- Facility space information

- Types of energy used

- Time period and energy data

- The costs associated

3. Tools 1/4: IDA-ICE
- Dynamic energy simulation tool that can be used for calculating:
● total energy consumption / CO2 emissions
● energy balance & indoor air conditions
● heating, cooling & ventilation capacities
- Owned and marketed by a Swedish company EQUA.
- Based on building geometrical description, which can be brought from a
drawing programme, e.g. AutoCAD

Parameters (input) Results (output)

 3. Tools 1/4: IDA-ICE

Heat balance 3D model

3. Tools 2/4: RIUSKA
- Also a dynamic programme that can be used for simulating energy
consumption, indoor air conditions, heat losses and heating and cooling
capacities.

- Developed by a Finnish company Granlund, DOE-based.

Linked with MagiCAD.

- Based on building 3D model, which can be drawn with MagiCAD or brought

from another programme

- Parameters (structures, equipment, loads and schedules) determined by the

user.
 3. Tools 2/4: RIUSKA

Yearly energy consumption Indoor air temperature for alternative windows and shades
3. Tools 3/4: CADS Planner Hepac
- Finnish market leader of HVAC designing and documentation.

- Data based modelling and calculation for

➢ ventilation

➢ heating

➢ piping

➢ building automation

- 2D work drawings and 3D models.

- Good tool to gather information needed for energy report and audit.
3. Tools 3/4: CADS Planner Hepac
3. Tools 4/4: EnergyPlus
- U.S. Department of Energy’s building energy and performance
simulation program.

- For engineers, architects and researchers.

- Modelling

● energy consumption for

➢ heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting

● plug and process loads

 3. Tools 4/4: EnergyPlus
- Console based program.

- Energy plus doesn’t include ‘user-

friendly’ graphical interface.

- Output data for third-party graphical

user interfaces

● DesignBuilder

● EFEN

● gEnergy

● N++ and lots more

4. COuntry Specific variations / Finland
E-value is a constructive daily per capita
consumption of purchased energy
(kWhE/m2a) weighted by coefficients
defined by the energy forms used.

Coefficients for different energy forms (Finlex 2013):

Electricity 1,7

District heat 0,7

District cooling 0,4

Fossil fuels 1,0

Renewable fuels 0,5

4. COuntry Specific variations / Nordic countries
● Calculation methods similar – only small differences

● Finland and Norway

- Elemental approach

● Denmark and Sweden

- Design value from delivered energy
4. COuntry Specific variations / sweden
● Swedish building code (BBR
2009)

● Standard depends on:

- Climatic zones I, II and III
- Non-electric or electric heating
4. COuntry Specific variations / italy
Italian legislation : UNI/TS 11300

The limit of energy performance index is a function of:

- Climate zone (A...F)

- Volume of the building

Software: EDILCLIMA EC700, Calculating the energy performance of buildings

Thank you!