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The impact of climate change on external and internal temperature conditions for air conditioning design.

Author(s) : SAMAN W., DEAR R. de, SOEBARTO V., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Current climate predictions are showing that Australia can expect warmer summers and increased number and severity of heat waves. This changing climate has significant implications for the design of buildings and air conditioning systems. The paper demonstrates that Australia will move to being a cooling dominated continent with a higher number of warm days and a reduced number of cold days. Updated typical meteorological years (TMYs) have been developed suitable for building thermal models used to predict the energy rating of buildings. Indicative future design temperature data is also presented for future years. The applicability of a varying indoor temperature set point which is outdoor temperature dependant was experimentally investigated in dwellings. Adaptive comfort was validated, highlighting that people can be thermally comfortable at higher than typically assumed indoor comfort temperatures during hot weather. This research provides proposed updated TMY, design outdoor and indoor temperatures which accommodate a changing climate.

Details

  • Original title: The impact of climate change on external and internal temperature conditions for air conditioning design.
  • Record ID : 30012362
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment, General information
  • Source: EcoLibrium - vol. 13 - n. 8
  • Publication date: 2014/09

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