IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING SIMULATION PROGRAMS

摘要

Energy conservation measures have been in practice in Kuwait since 1983 through a well-defined code of practice enforced by the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW). Applications of some of the cost-effective energy conservation measures and use of a cool storage for peak power shaving have been carried out as a demonstration project in a two-story building housing the Center for Speech and Audio Therapy (CSAT). The building cooling load was re-estimated using a energy simulation computer program and proper design specifications. It was found to be 33.7% lower than the original estimated load of 161.3 tons of refrigeration (RT).