The aim of this paper is the energy performance assessment of the school building Istituto Comprensivo “G. Marconi”, located in Modena, Italy. This work describes the dynamic modeling of the building envelope and its heating system, carried out by means of the simulation software TRNSYS 17. According to the developed model, the school space heating loads, as well as the seasonal energy requirements, are evaluated by considering the actual heating system, which consists of gas-fired condensing boilers coupled to high temperature radiators. Then, the school heating system refurbishment is simulated: the paper evaluates the energy savings obtained by replacing boilers and radiators with an air-to-water multi-compressor heat pump, coupled to low temperature aluminum radiators, and by improving the system control strategy. Finally, the impact of the discussed energy saving measures on building energy performance and students thermal comfort is reported.

Energy performance assessment of the heating system refurbishment on a school building in Modena, Italy

DONGELLINI, MATTEO;MORINI, GIAN LUCA
2016

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The aim of this paper is the energy performance assessment of the school building Istituto Comprensivo “G. Marconi”, located in Modena, Italy. This work describes the dynamic modeling of the building envelope and its heating system, carried out by means of the simulation software TRNSYS 17. According to the developed model, the school space heating loads, as well as the seasonal energy requirements, are evaluated by considering the actual heating system, which consists of gas-fired condensing boilers coupled to high temperature radiators. Then, the school heating system refurbishment is simulated: the paper evaluates the energy savings obtained by replacing boilers and radiators with an air-to-water multi-compressor heat pump, coupled to low temperature aluminum radiators, and by improving the system control strategy. Finally, the impact of the discussed energy saving measures on building energy performance and students thermal comfort is reported.
2016
Dongellini, Matteo; Massimiliano, Abbenante; Morini, GIAN LUCA
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