Trends in office internal gains and the impact on space heating and cooling demands

John Counsell, Paul Strachan, James Rm Johnston

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Abstract

Internal gains from occupants, equipment and lighting contribute a significant
proportion of the heat gains in an office space. Looking at trends in Generation-Y, it appears there are two diverging paths for future ICT demand: one where energy demand is carefully regulated and the other where productivity enhancers such as multiple monitors and media walls causes an explosion of energy demand within the space. These internal gains scenarios were simulated on a variety of different building archetypes to test their influence on the space heating and cooling demand. It was demonstrated that in offices with a high quality facade, internal gains are the dominant factor. As a case study, it was shown that natural ventilation is only possible when the ICT demand is carefully regulated.
Original languageEnglish
PagesPaper 074
Number of pages19
Publication statusPublished - 6 Sept 2011
EventCIBSE Technical Symposium 2011 - Leicester, United Kingdom
Duration: 6 Sept 20117 Sept 2011

Conference

ConferenceCIBSE Technical Symposium 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLeicester
Period6/09/117/09/11

Keywords

  • trends
  • ICT
  • energy
  • HVAC
  • offices

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