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Integrating climate change into meteorological weather data for building energy simulation

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dc.contributor.authorFarah, S.
dc.contributor.authorWhaley, D.
dc.contributor.authorSaman, W.
dc.contributor.authorBoland, J.
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractCurrent and newly built buildings will inevitably experience the effects of climate change, therefore, the design and performance of these buildings should consider weather data that includes some of the effects of climate change, instead of only using historical weather data. However, climate change weather data suitable for buildings performance simulation are typically unavailable. This research presents a method to integrate climate change features into historical weather data to make suitable climate change weather data available for buildings performance simulation. The method separates hourly dry bulb temperature into three time series components to simplify the integration of three climate change features. The method adjusts the maximum and minimum monthly averages, the number of days with maximum temperature above a specified threshold, and the number of consecutive occurrences of days with maximum temperature above a specified threshold (heatwave). The research also presents the adjustment of monthly averages of global solar irradiation. Under the climate–changed weather conditions, the annual heating thermal energy decreases by 21%–22%, the annual cooling thermal energy increases by 29%–31%, and the combined heating and cooling thermal energy decreases by 4%–5% compared to the heating and cooling thermal energy under the current weather conditions. The results indicate that climate–changed weather data is necessary as historical weather data is insufficient for accurately assessing the energy performance of a building.
dc.identifier.citationEnergy and Buildings, 2019; 183:749-760
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.11.045
dc.identifier.issn0378-7788
dc.identifier.issn1872-6178
dc.identifier.orcidBoland, J. [0000-0003-0362-4655] [0000-0003-1132-7589]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/135348
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.fundingAustralian Government Research Training Program
dc.relation.fundingCRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd
dc.rightsCopyright 2018 Elsevier Access Condition Notes: Accepted manuscript available after 1 January 2021
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.11.045
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectmeteorological weather data
dc.subjectheatwaves
dc.subjectextreme weather
dc.subjectbuilding energy simulation
dc.subjectspace heating and cooling
dc.titleIntegrating climate change into meteorological weather data for building energy simulation
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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