An Assessment of Feasibility of Energy Saving Measures Applied for a Hospital

Cheng-Shu Kuo, Chen-Pu Wang, Fu-Jen Wang, Pei-Yu Yu, Hung-Wen Lin

2017

Abstract

The objective of this study, including field investigations and simulations, is to evaluate the feasibility of retrofit for energy performance of a hospital in the midst of Taiwan. This hospital, twelve stories and two floors of basements, has 37490 m2 of gross floor area, consuming around 8500000 kWh annually. The current internal systems of this hospital present relevant signs of degradation and obsolescence. Concerning this matter, the retrofit plan of internal systems for this hospital is conducted to improve energy performance. Based on ASHRAE procedures for commercial building energy audits (PCBEA), field study and energy audits were conducted to collect information of building geometry, building materials, space types, density and activities of people, capacity of HVAC system, loads and operating schedules of lighting and internal equipment. Using this information, a hospital energy model with the current internal system arrangements is established using EnergyPlus software, calibrated by field information of this building as a baseline. The energy saving potentials of several energy saving measures applied such as high-performance chillers and lighting devices, window glass with tinted film and energy management resulting from EnergyPlus simulations have been examined with reference to the cooling energy demand. The retrofit feasibility has also been evaluated in terms of annual savings and pay-back period of the investment. Those analyses could be beneficial to establish a feasible retrofit plan for energy saving of this building.

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in Harvard Style

Kuo C., Wang C., Wang F., Yu P. and Lin H. (2017). An Assessment of Feasibility of Energy Saving Measures Applied for a Hospital . In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS, ISBN 978-989-758-241-7, pages 151-157. DOI: 10.5220/0006293601510157


in Bibtex Style

@conference{smartgreens17,
author={Cheng-Shu Kuo and Chen-Pu Wang and Fu-Jen Wang and Pei-Yu Yu and Hung-Wen Lin},
title={An Assessment of Feasibility of Energy Saving Measures Applied for a Hospital},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS,},
year={2017},
pages={151-157},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006293601510157},
isbn={978-989-758-241-7},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS,
TI - An Assessment of Feasibility of Energy Saving Measures Applied for a Hospital
SN - 978-989-758-241-7
AU - Kuo C.
AU - Wang C.
AU - Wang F.
AU - Yu P.
AU - Lin H.
PY - 2017
SP - 151
EP - 157
DO - 10.5220/0006293601510157