Energy efficiency labeling of buildings: An assessment of the Brazilian case |
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Authors: | Norma do Nascimento Batista Emilio Lèbre La Rovere |
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Affiliation: | a Interdisciplinary Environment Laboratory, LIMA, Alberto Luís Coimbra Institute of Research and Graduate Studies in Engineering, COPPE, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, UFRJ, LIMA/COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil b Department of Special Technologies, Electric Energy Research Center, Eletrobras Cepel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Abstract: | This paper addresses the application of Energy Efficiency Rating Technical Quality Regulations for Commercial, Service and Government Buildings - RTQ-C in order to ascertain whether the conventional construction system for buildings complies with these requirements. Additionally, it investigates the contribution of labeling to reducing electricity consumption by the building. To do so, the RTQ-C was applied to two buildings in order to calculate the efficiency levels of their envelopes and possible alterations are proposed for upgrading the envelope performance where pertinent. It is noted that conventional buildings adopting measures such as painting the walls and roof white, in addition to using smoked glass, are sufficient to bring the rating up to an A grade. As no specific concern was noted in the architectural designs for the buildings studied, making use of design strategies that minimize the use of electricity in these buildings, the findings of these case studies may well indicate that the RTQ-C has adopted technical requirements that are not particularly stringent. Consequently, it is believed that these requirements should be reviewed during a second stage, in order to make them more restrictive and attain further improvements in the constructed environment with better energy efficiency for buildings. |
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Keywords: | Energy efficiency Buildings Regulations Labeling Building envelope |
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