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The%role%of%Building%Science%in%Past%and%Future%Low%Energy%Buildings%
Dr%John%Straube,%P.Eng.%Associate%Professor%
Building%Engineering%Group%University%of%Waterloo%
Principal,%Building%Science%CorporaJon%
www.BuildingScience.com%
What%is%Building%Science?%
• The$collec(on$of$knowledge$surrounding$the$predic(on$and$understanding$of$building$performance$– Not%structural,%not%quite%HVAC,%not%air%quality….%– Not%just%enclosures:%“envelopes”%– Canadian%focus:%moisture,%energy,%air%quality%– European%building%physics:%add%fire,%sound,%light%
• Must%combine%physics%with%field%experience%• Much%more%development%needed%to%reach%sophisJcaJon%of%structural%engineering%
Global%MegaTrends%
• Global%populaJon%is%growing%• Global%affluence%is%growing%%• Demand%for%all%resources%growing%as%%%Popula'on%×%Resources.
• This%drives%up%prices%• Buildings$consume$more$energy$and$resources$than$any$other$single$human$ac(vity$
• Hence,.Sustainability.and.Energy..
In%the%next%40%yrs%…%
• 2.3%Billion%more%people%to%support%• 2.9%Billion%more%people%become%“urban”%
– E.g.,%need%to%accommodate%double%the%%urban%populaJon%
– More%than%all%the%urbanizaJon%of%WW2%to%today%
• Almost%all%growth%in%less%developed%countries%– EssenJally%zero%populaJon%growth%in%more%developed%countries%
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CO2%by%populaJon%
From: McKay, D. Sustainable Energy with the hot air. 2009
United Nations IPCC Mitigation Report May 2007 “Biggest & Cheapest CO2 reduction are in buildings”
Future%Challenges%
• Developed%World%– Renew%buildings%and%infrastructure%– TransiJon%energy%supplies%– Develop%renewable%materials/systems%
• Reduce%waste%/%increase%efficiency%– Design%for%efficiency%– Measure%and%report%performance%– Develop%ability%to%predict%performance%
Infrastructure%&%Buildings%
• Inefficient%buildings%with%inefficient%systems%%– Consume%40#50%%of%world%energy%/%resources%– Require%large%energy,%water,%waste%infrastructure%– Consume%significant%resources%and%emit%significant%polluJon%
• Transit%/%transport%– Consume%about%30%%of%world%energy%
• High%efficiency%=%less%demand%=%smaller%infrastructure%
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Future%Buildings%%
• Massive%reducJons%in%energy%and%resource%intensity%needed%– Between%factor%4%and%factor%10%– www.factor10#insJtute.org%
• All%soluJons%will%be%needed%– Reduced%demand%by%new%efficiency%+%retrofit.– Renewable%energy:%massive%deployment%– TransiJon%fuels%and%systems%
Trends%in%Buildings%
• The%past%– On%Jme,%on%budget,%to%spec/%code%
• The%Future:%performance%– Measureable%outcomes.%AestheJcs%are%subjecJve.%
• Now:%LEED,%Energy%Star%• Architecture%2030%• Actual%energy%use?%
John%Straube% 12%
Building.Science.Today.
• Building%Science=%tool%kit%for%performance%• Problems%
– Environmental%damage/consumpJon%– Buildings%don’t%work%well%
• Comfort,%durability,%leaks,%maintenance%%– Buildings%oken%cost%too%much%– Buildings%can%make%us%sick/puke%
• Lots%for%Building%Science%to%do!%
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Building Science=Green Buildings
• Building Science? – The science of making buildings that work
• Green Buildings? – Buildings that reduce environmental damage
Energy Durability Comfort Health Affordability Buildability Fire resistance Sound Control
Energy & Pollution Durability Materials Communities
• %%Less%impact%for%same%funcJon%=%efficient.
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That%70’s%show%
• We%have%been%here%before%
Why.didn’t.people.buy.these.in.droves?.
What%we%learned%
• Most%people%don’t%like%weird%stuff%• Most%people%don’t%like%discomfort%• Complex%and%mechanical%things%break%• InsulaJon%does%not%wear%out%or%break%• AirJghtness%is%criJcal%• Balance%energy%with%comfort%and%aestheJcs%• House%is%a%system:%durability,%IAQ%can%be%compromised%by%focus%on%energy%
Lessons%applied%to%today%
• Lots%of%airJghtness%and%insulaJon%• ExcepJonal%rain%control,%more%drying%capacity%• Windows%are%criJcal,%beware%over#glazing%• Make%it%look%mostly%normal%
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How%did%we%do?%
Natural%Resources%Canada,%OEE,%2007%Survey%
=30%500%kWh%
How%did%we%fail?%
• Low%energy%prices%• Increased%house%size%/%complexity%
– Significant%increases%in%50%years%• Failed%to%increase%insulaJon%%
– Most%codes%languishing%
• Failed%to%adopt%window%technology%– “good”%windows%are%sJll%R3%or%so.%
• We%did%airJghten%and%improve%combusJon%
How%did%we%do?%#%Commercial%
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What.is.the.RBvalue.of.these.buildings?.When.do.they.need.hea'ng?.
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What uses Energy?
www.BuildingScience.com
Typical market Building in Toronto 55% heat+cool
Reality%check%
• Real%performance%is%what%masers%• SomeJmes%understanding%can’t%keep%up%• Real%measured%performance%needed%
– Real%buildings%– Real%test%walls,%windows,%roofs,%heat%pumps%
• Need%feedback%to%guide%science%%• Need%feed%forward%to%code%
– E.g.%vapour%barriers%
John%Straube% 29%
MURBS:Vancouver%vs%Edmonton%
• How%much%does%climate%really%maser?%
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John%Straube% 32%
Green%on%the%Grand%Enermodal%Engineering%1995%
• Measured energy use: 120 ekWh/m2/yr • much lower resource consumption • better air quality • lower first cost
Grander%View,%2010%
• Mostly%simple,%standard%technology%• Modest%cost%premium%%
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NRG%Building,%Vermont%
Andy.Shapiro.B.Consultant.
Energy.use.B.65.kWh/m2/yr.Purchased.energy.even.less.(25.kWh/m2/yr).$117/sf.+.$10sf.for.Renewable.energy.equipment..
John%Straube% 36%
Waterloo%Apartment%/%Office%
• Built%for%median%cost%in%2005%• About%100%ekWh/m2%(Ont%avg%around%250)%• All%standard%products%
John Straube
NonBcombus'le.ICF.Structure. Thermal.bridge./.drainage.
ccSPF.air,.water,.thermal. Range.of.finishes.
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Waterloo%Region%Health%&%Welfare%
• Built%1990.%%160%ekWh/m2/yr.%%Less%than%half%naJonal%average%
London%City%Hall%“Greenest%city%hall%in%the%world”%2002%“Virtually%non#polluJng”%2011%
London%UK%City%Hall%
• Measured:%376%kWh/m2/yr%
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Total.Energy.Use:.659.kWh/m2/yr.Almost.2x.average.
John%Straube% %Green%Buildings%%%%%No.%43/47%
Seasle%City%Hall%
Energy%Labeling%
• Can%cut%through%fluff%• Real%data%not%promises,%%points%or%plaques%
ASHRAE%proposed%
Energy%Models%
• Are%criJcal%to%guide%energy#efficient%design%– Mostly%used%as%compliance%tools%(LEED)%– Need%more%design%guidance,%esp%early%stage%
• GIGO%Garbage%in%=%garbage%out%• No%control%of%quality/accuracy%• Need%to%compare%measured%results%to%modeled%results!%
More.Complex.Models.are.rarely.more.accurate.or.more.useful.
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Energy%Model%vs%Measured%Data%
Office.Buildings.less.sensi've.to.occupancy.
How%to%get%to%Low%energy%
• Stop%wasJng%– Good%insulaJon,%no%thermal%bridges%– AirJght%– Efficient%Appliances%– Efficieny%HeaJng%&%cooling%
• Don’t%build%too%big%
InnovaJon:%Nice%but%not%necessary%• InsulaJon%
– Some%new%products,%e.g.%BASF%Neopor%– VIPs%may%become%available%– ICFs%(structure,%air%+%thermal%+%vapor)%– Spray%insulaJon,%(air%+%water)%control%
• Fluid%applied%(air%+%water%+vapor?%control)%• Doing%what’s%right%is%the%innovaJon%needed%• But,%we%can%get%2x#5x%R#value%by%
– ConJnuity%(blunt%thermal%bridges),%and%– adding%thickness%
Need%more%than%technology%
• We%need%different%%– Values%%
• E.g.%performance%masers,%long%term%thinking%
– Skills%%• E.g.%reliable%predicJon,%test%performance%
– Knowledge%&%Understanding%• Developed%by%educaJon,%training,%experience%• Need%research%to%feed%into%this%process!%
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We%know%how%
• Gewng%to%½,%even%¼%is%possible,%mostly%pracJcal%
• BUT,%requires%%– Knowledgeable,%integrated%design%team%– Performance%tracking%during%design%– owner%who%cares%
• Does%NOT%need%– Expensive%new%widgets,%complex%HVAC,%controls%– Checklists%aka%LEED%%
Enclosures%
• Most%important%for%single#family%houses,%even%rowhouses%
• About%half%the%challenge%in%large%commercial,%industrial,%MURB%– Need%good%HVAC%
DBR%Research%in%60’s%and%70’s%
• e%
1973%
The.Perfect.Wall.Concept.
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Enclosure%Design:%%Details%• Details%demand%the%same%approach%as%the%enclosure.%
• Scaled%drawings%required%at%
Building Science.com
“Heritage”%Buildings%
• “Old%buildings%that%are%nice”%=%heritage%• What%about%huge%stock%of%ugly%old%buildings?%
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Future%
• We%need%much%beser%buildings%• But%we%know%most%of%how%to%go%there%• Cant%forget%Indoor%Air%Quality,%light,%view,%fire,%cost,%durability%etc%
• Need%to%apply%good%science%mixed%with%good%experience:%building%science%
• Need%to%remove%obstacles,%work%on%implementaJon,%deployment%
Dialogue%
• Passive%Solar%HeaJng%• Net%Zero%as%a%target%• Passive%House%• Green%Roofs%• Urban%vs%Rural%
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