Energy performance of Scottish public buildings and its impact on the ability to use low-temperature heat
Reguis, Antoine and Tunzi, Michele and Vand, Behrang and Tuohy, Paul and Currie, John (2023) Energy performance of Scottish public buildings and its impact on the ability to use low-temperature heat. Energy and Buildings, 290. 113064. ISSN 0378-7788 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113064)
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Abstract
Decarbonising heat in the UK by 2050 will require the wider adoption of low-temperature heat. Current systems, largely relying on gas boilers, have design operating temperatures of 82/71 °C (supply/return) while new standards for 4th Generation District Heating are 55/25 °C. Local authorities must set-up strategies to get their buildings "Heat network ready" but this raises the question of the ability for existing buildings to use low-temperature heat. The aim and the novelty of this paper is to establish a relationship between an energy 'performance gap' in Scottish public buildings and their ability to use low-temperature heat. This performance gap has been evaluated for 121 non-domestic buildings, primarily schools, operated by The City of Edinburgh Council. Space heating system are assumed oversized by 10%. The results show that renovation of the building envelope, while highly desirable, is not a pre-requisite for using low-temperature heat in pre-1980 constructed buildings, which represent 64% of the stock. It also highlights that post-1980 buildings, predominantly utilising mechanical ventilation systems, demonstrate an increasing performance gap which could limit their ability to use reduced operating temperature, especially in windy conditions.
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Reguis, Antoine, Tunzi, Michele, Vand, Behrang, Tuohy, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4850-733X and Currie, John;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 85760 Dates: DateEvent1 July 2023Published24 April 2023Published Online6 April 2023AcceptedSubjects: Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Department: Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 12 Jun 2023 15:24 Last modified: 29 Nov 2024 01:20 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/85760