Evaluating the potential energy savings of retrofitting low-rise suburban dwellings towards the Passivhaus EnerPHit standard in a hot summer/cold winter region of China

• Published in: Energy and buildings Vol. 231; p. 110555
• Main Authors: Liu, Chenfei, Mohammadpourkarbasi, Haniyeh, Sharples, Steve
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 15.01.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Air temperature; Airtightness; Cold regions; Demand; Dwellings; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy demand; Energy saving; Heat recovery; Heating; Mechanical ventilation; Passive cooling; Passivhaus EnerPHit standard; Relative humidity; Residential areas; Residential buildings; Retrofitting; Shading; Step-by-step retrofitting; Suburban residential building; Summer; Thermal simulation; Ventilation; Winter; Step-by-step retrofitting; Passivhaus EnerPHit standard; Energy saving; Suburban residential building

This paper considers the potential heating and cooling energy savings from retrofitting to the Passivhaus EnerPHit standard a low-rise suburban dwelling in the southern Chinese town of Huilong, which has a hot summer/cold winter climate. An existing residential building in Huilong was chosen as a ca...