Low energy consumption form of the U-shaped plan office building in the Yangtze River Delta

Low energy consumption form of the U-shaped plan office building in the Yangtze River Delta | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Low energy consumption form of the U-shaped plan office building in the Yangtze River Delta Xiaoyu Ying, Fanyu Huangfu, Chi Tao This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2862807/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 11 Jul, 2023 Read the published version in Scientific Reports → Version 1 posted 10 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The significance of form in green building design is well recognized, as it has a substantial impact on both energy performance and construction cost. This study investigates the impact of the U-shaped plan on the energy demand, which can be flexibly applied to irregular site forms and clustered building blocks, and is widely used in existing office buildings. Specifically, we select the U-shaped plan as the object of study and collect related case data primarily from Hangzhou and Shanghai. Using Python, we generate plans based on two lengths, two angles, and depth, which serve as basic parameters and boundary conditions. The EnergyPlus platform is utilized for dynamic simulation of the energy consumption of each model, and correlation analysis using the Spearman coefficient method identifies two planar factors (M1 and M2) that have the most significant influence on energy consumption, including five basic parameters. Regression fitting and regression evaluation of the model further identify morphological critical information in the plan. Our research reveals that the critical interval of M1 is in (0.4, 1.02), and the critical point of M2 is 109.38 m. Furthermore, the contour plot of M1-M2-E1 is obtained, illustrating the mutual trend between morphological parameters (M1 & M2) and annual energy use intensity, which serves as a useful aid for designing low energy consumption solutions. Physical sciences/Engineering/Civil engineering Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental social sciences/Sustainability Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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