TITLE:
Research on Passive Design Optimization about an Experimental Rural Residence in Hot Summer and Cold Winter Region of China
AUTHORS:
Qian Wu, Weijun Gao
KEYWORDS:
Hot Summer and Cold Winter Region, Rural Residence, Passive Design, Simulation
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research,
Vol.4 No.3,
August
12,
2016
ABSTRACT: In China, rural residential environment under the poor construction measures has
not been satisfactory due to the backward infrastructure of countryside and the lacking
of professional planning, which will result in considerable amount of energy
consumption in the future. The economy of rural residences in the hot summer and
cold winter region of China is relative developed, but the indoor thermal environmental
quality is not so good. In this paper, the design strategies directed by passive
design ideas for a small experimental rural residential building located in Hangzhou
city was introduced and researched in response to hot summer and cold winter climate.
Through modeling solution undertaken by Ecotect software, the building performance
was simulated and analyzed for the optimization of design factors, such as
shape, roof angle, insulation system, shading devices, as well as day-lighting system.
Based on the above study, a set of appropriate energy-saving technologies were provided
for improving the new rural residences construction in Hangzhou, which should
also be recommended to other projects constructed in the same climate region.