March 2019 - November 2019
Research Mentor: Ethan Lu,
Assistant Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology
Research Mentor: Ethan Lu,
Assistant Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology
Scientific Research
Comparing the Effects of a Building’s Glass Type, Size, and Location on Its Average Annual Energy Usage Through BIM Software
Abstract:
Studies have utilized Building Information Modeling (BIM) software to understand a building’s peak energy times and to predict a building’s future energy consumption. While BIM software can help optimize the energy savings of an individual building, it has not been used to simulate the effects on a building’s energy loads at the global scale. This study investigated the effects of a building’s glass type, size, and location on its annual energy usage. Using Autodesk Revit, ten, twenty, and thirty story office buildings were modeled and simulated in 141 cities. In Autodesk Insight, each building’s facade was changed between Single Clear, Double Clear, Double Low-E, and Triple Low-E glass and the building’s energy unit intensity (EUI) was recorded in kBtu/sq.ft/yr. The study found that there was a strong relationship between the latitude of the building and the building’s energy saving potential from using more thermally resistant glass. The results included that buildings located inland had greater EUIs than buildings in coastal cities. Additionally, the research discovered that for buildings North of about 53° N, the energy saving potential of replacing Single Clear glass with Double Clear glass surpassed the energy saving potential of using Triple Low-E glass instead of Double Low-E glass. The results can help building professionals and governments around the world understand how to develop or retrofit buildings that are more energy efficient, contributing to a reduction in global energy use, the need for resources, and the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Locations: 78 Countries, 141 Cities
North America
Canada
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Calgary
Edmonton
Mexico
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Tijuana
Panama
Panama City
United States
New York City
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami
Houston
South America
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Cordoba
Bolivia
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Salvador
Canada
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Calgary
Edmonton
Mexico
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Tijuana
Panama
Panama City
United States
New York City
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami
Houston
South America
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Cordoba
Bolivia
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Salvador
Chile
Santiago
Columbia
Bogota
Medellin
Cuba
Havana
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Peru
Lima
Uruguay
Montevideo
Venezuela
Caracas
Maracaibo
Europe
Austria
Vienna
Belarus
Minsk
Belgium
Brussels
Bulgaria
Sofiia
Czech Republic
Prague
Santiago
Columbia
Bogota
Medellin
Cuba
Havana
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Peru
Lima
Uruguay
Montevideo
Venezuela
Caracas
Maracaibo
Europe
Austria
Vienna
Belarus
Minsk
Belgium
Brussels
Bulgaria
Sofiia
Czech Republic
Prague
Denmark
Copenhagen
Finland
Helsinki
France
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Munich
Greece
Athens
Hungary
Budapest
Ireland
Dublin
Italy
Rome
Milan
Kazakhstan
Nur-Sultan
Almaty
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Norway
Oslo
Poland
Warsaw
Copenhagen
Finland
Helsinki
France
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Munich
Greece
Athens
Hungary
Budapest
Ireland
Dublin
Italy
Rome
Milan
Kazakhstan
Nur-Sultan
Almaty
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Norway
Oslo
Poland
Warsaw
Romania
Bucharest
Russia
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Sochi
Grozny
Kazan
Serbia
Belgrade
United Kingdom
London
Manchester
Liverpool
Spain
Barcelona
Madrid
Switzerland
Zurich
Geneva
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
Sweden
Stockholm
Asia
Bangladesh
Dhaka
Bucharest
Russia
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Sochi
Grozny
Kazan
Serbia
Belgrade
United Kingdom
London
Manchester
Liverpool
Spain
Barcelona
Madrid
Switzerland
Zurich
Geneva
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
Sweden
Stockholm
Asia
Bangladesh
Dhaka
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
China
Beijing
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Chongqing
Chengdu
Tianjin
Shenzhen
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
India
Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkata
Bangalore
Indonesia
Jakarta
Iran
Tehran
Japan
Tokyo
Osaka
Kyoto
Yokohama
Kobe
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Nepal
Kathmandu
Phnom Penh
China
Beijing
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Chongqing
Chengdu
Tianjin
Shenzhen
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
India
Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkata
Bangalore
Indonesia
Jakarta
Iran
Tehran
Japan
Tokyo
Osaka
Kyoto
Yokohama
Kobe
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Nepal
Kathmandu
Pakistan
Karachi
Lahore
Philippines
Manila
South Korea
Seoul
Busan
Incheon
Taiwan
Taipei
Thailand
Bangkok
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi
Da Nong
Arabic Peninsula
Iraq
Baghdad
Israel
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Jeddah
Medina
Mecca
Karachi
Lahore
Philippines
Manila
South Korea
Seoul
Busan
Incheon
Taiwan
Taipei
Thailand
Bangkok
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi
Da Nong
Arabic Peninsula
Iraq
Baghdad
Israel
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Jeddah
Medina
Mecca
Turkey
Istanbul
Izmir
Ankara
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Africa
Algeria
Algiers
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Democratic Rebulic of the Congo
Lubumbashi
Egypt
Cairo
Alexandria
Giza
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Ghana
Accra
Guinea
Camayenne
Conakry
Istanbul
Izmir
Ankara
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Africa
Algeria
Algiers
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Democratic Rebulic of the Congo
Lubumbashi
Egypt
Cairo
Alexandria
Giza
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Ghana
Accra
Guinea
Camayenne
Conakry
Kenya
Nairobi
Mombasa
Mali
Bamako
Morocco
Casablanca
Marrakesh
Rabat
Mozambique
Maputo
Rwanda
Kigali
Senegal
Dakar
Somalia
Mogadishu
South Africa
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Durban
Oceania
Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
New Zealand
Auckland
Nairobi
Mombasa
Mali
Bamako
Morocco
Casablanca
Marrakesh
Rabat
Mozambique
Maputo
Rwanda
Kigali
Senegal
Dakar
Somalia
Mogadishu
South Africa
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Durban
Oceania
Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
New Zealand
Auckland