ENERGY-SAVING POTENTIAL OF BUILDING ENVELOPE DESIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL HOUSES IN TROPICAL CLIMATE REGION

摘要

As an emerging country and one of the most populous countries in the world, Indonesia requires a sufficientenergy supply to ensure the nation’s continued development. In response to this increasing energy demand,various studies have proposed energy-saving measures; building envelope design is considered to be a typicalenergy-saving technique. A significant goal in achieving greener buildings is learning how to reduce abuilding’s energy consumption by applying an efficient energy-saving design. This study used the eQUESTsoftware to investigate how different types of roof construction, glazing and sun-shading techniques affect theenergy consumption of residential structures in Indonesia in common scenarios. The results indicate thatwindow shading has the most significant impact on a building's overall energy consumption, followed by theuse of an appropriate glazing, whereas the roof type produced smaller energy efficiency benefits.