Energy simulation of social housing in Argentina: how extremes and climate change impact on the energy demand

TANEA CORONATO; RITA ALBONE; ANDREA F. CARRIL; PABLO G. ZANINELLI

Beijing

Congreso; ICRC-CORDEX 2019; 2019

Because one-third of the total energy demand in Argentina corresponds to the residential sector, thereis an urgent need to define criteria and implement measures, including the labeling of energy efficiencyof buildings, the rational use of energy, and the sustainable construction. Energy simulation ofbuildings is a working area that is at the center of the problem and an essential resource for estimatingthe energy consumption associated with the use of housing. This requirement is also stronglydependent on the climatic conditions of the place where the house is located and considering thecomfort conditions required for each climate.The occurrence of extreme events and changes in its characteristics (e.g., increase, intensificationand/or changes in the frequency of occurrence of warm spells) will have an impact on the energysector. To estimate it, we perform a series of experiments using a buildings? energy simulation platform(Energy Plus) to evaluate the hygrothermal behavior of social houses in Rosario City (Argentina), forcedby boundary conditions from CORDEX models. Aim of this work is to (i) study the hygrothermalbehavior of social houses, (ii) define design improvements and estimate changes in the average energydemand, and (iii) analyze the impact of the occurrence of extreme events and (iv) the impact of theclimate change on the peaks of energy demand due to consumption from the residential sector.