Is it necessary to install solar energy in high-rise buildings

The building envelope plays a significant role in the energy performance of buildings and windows are a key element in transmitting heating and cooling between the indoor and outdoor environment, and hence an adequate window system is one of the most important retrofit strategies of existing buildings for energy conservation. Therefore, this study presents …

Energy-Efficient Window Retrofit for High-Rise Residential Buildings …

The building envelope plays a significant role in the energy performance of buildings and windows are a key element in transmitting heating and cooling between the indoor and outdoor environment, and hence an adequate window system is one of the most important retrofit strategies of existing buildings for energy conservation. Therefore, this study presents …

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

Optimizing energy requirement of water supply systems in high rise buildings is a way towards sustainable development. This paper brings out a case study of a 11 to 24 floor residential building ...

Solar energy for low carbon buildings: choice of systems for …

Solar energy application in buildings is expected to play a major part in the global effort of carbon reduction considering that the global building sector accounted for 36% …

Design of solar systems in high-rise buildings

But in these studies, the problems of geometric modeling of high-rise buildings are considered when using only passive form of solar energy (accumulation of solar heat and light).

The use of green energy for energy conservation in high-rise buildings

The article discusses technical proposals for energy saving in high-rise buildings based on the use of "green" energy. These include: the use of hybrid wind and solar power plants and vortex ...

The Effects of Daylighting and Solar Energy in High …

High rise buildings are seemingly well-tuned to their climate; and they provide a major portion of their own energy requirements through integrated passive design, daylighting, and intelligent...

Building integration of solar renewable energy systems towards zero …

With buildings accounting for 40% of primary energy requirements in EU and the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), developing effective energy alternatives for buildings is imperative. The increasing role for renewables implies that solar thermal systems (STSs) and photovoltaics (PVs) will have a main role as …

Optimal configurations of high-rise buildings to …

The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the shadow impact factor of buildings on building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system efficiency and to determine optimal building configurations:...

Optimal configurations of high-rise buildings to …

Therefore, to maximize the solar energy generation, architects should consider square and round high-rise buildings and ''U'' type podiums for mounting BIPV systems in commercial complex buildings.

India: MNRE Releases Guidelines for High-Rise Buildings

With a growing demand for all urban structures to fulfil solar bye-laws on hot water supply, the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released guidelines on how to install solar water heating systems in high-rise and multi-storey buildings.These guidelines include recommendations for system sizes, as well as quality measures for the …

Design of solar systems in high-rise buildings

Innovative high-rise buildings are built instead of morally and physically obsolete houses, where non-traditional renewable energy sources are used to the fullest extent, under the effect of …

Sustainable materials and techniques in affordable …

Sustainable development is one of the most important topics in construction industry. Building materials largely determine the buildings'' energy consumption and environmental impacts, and have a ...

Feasibility of achieving net-zero energy performance in high-rise ...

As urban areas become more populated and densified, it becomes more important to have low-energy high-rise buildings with minimal GHG emissions. On this account, this study …

Solar considerations in high-rise buildings

There are so many renewable energy alternatives, but under the study limitation and scope, just solar energy, which seems to be more practical in high-rise buildings, will be analyzed. Correspondingly, in today''s world, the rate of energy usage is growing rapidly in accordance with the industrial development, and the population growth is becoming greater.

Solar Energy and Its Purpose in Net-Zero Energy Building

The Net Zero Energy Building is generally described as an extremely energy-efficient building in which the residual electricity demand is provided by renewable energy. Solar power is also regarded to be the most readily available and usable form of renewable electricity produced at the building site. In contrast, energy conservation is viewed …

Construction of High Rise Buildings in Bangladesh: A Review

very necessary to build high rise buildings because of having many reasons [5]. And they are as follows: Increasing population creates pressure mostly on land which affects building construction ...

An Overview of Sustainable Design Factors in High …

The most intensive use of energy of state-of-the-art high-rise buildings usually results from the cooling (40 %) or heating (30 %) of space, while lifts use about 5 % of a tall building''s energy ...

Energy planning of renewable applications in high-rise residential ...

Batteries have been widely adopted for renewable energy storage in buildings given its fast response, high efficiency and low environmental impact [5], while hydrogen is attracting increasing attention in many economic sectors given its low-carbon characteristics.The lower heating value of hydrogen is about 120 MJ/kg (3 times of gasoline), which makes it an …

High strength concrete in high-rise reinforced concrete buildings: …

Reinforced concrete is an important construction material that is of great research value in industry and science. Today, it is one of the most widely used materials in high-rise buildings around ...

Analyzing Energy Efficient Design Strategies in High-rise Buildings ...

The assessment of energy efficiency strategies in mid-rise office buildings in Lagos addresses the pressing need to mitigate energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in urban environments.

Where to Start When Your Building is Ready for Solar Energy

This reduction in benefits has motivated many businesses to install solar sooner rather than later. ... of solar energy produced yields one SREC. In 2019, the expected bid on the NJ SREC market is $216 which can be sold to assist utilities in meeting the state''s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), which mandates 50 percent of the state''s electricity come from …

(PDF) Solar Water Heating Systems Applied to High-Rise Buildings ...

High-rise buildings have a significant impact on the surrounding environment. Building-integrated solar water heating (SWH) systems are effective ways to use renewable energy in buildings.

Feasibility of Balcony Wall-Mounted Solar Water Heating System in High ...

PDF | On Dec 1, 2019, Zhiyong Zhou and others published Feasibility of Balcony Wall-Mounted Solar Water Heating System in High-Rise Residential Buildings | Find, read and cite all the research you ...

Solar Considerations in High-rise Buildings

Here, the overall objective striven for is to introduce solar energy as a permanent renewable source in order to reduce energy consumption and building initial investment. Thus, the...

(PDF) Vertical Gardens in High-Rise Buildings

This paper presents the analysis of vertical gardens in selected high-rise buildings located on different continents as an example of the most popular greenery system in contemporary architecture.

Wind energy harnessing on tall buildings in urban environments

Given the fact that wind turbines have greater efficiency when subjected to low turbulence, high-rise buildings offer a better underlying surface for wind turbines than low-rise buildings because on the former the wind is less turbulent, with a greater mean wind velocity. On high-rise buildings it is also possible to place larger wind turbines, thus increasing the power …

Energy Efficiency in High-rise Office Buildings: An Appraisal of its ...

High-rise office buildings are naturally energy-intensive as energy is required in large quantities to run modern building services and to power equipment needed for a hitch-free operation of the ...