Abstract
Several church organisations have committed to net-zero by 2030. Guidance to churches has been to heat the occupants rather than the building. Evidence shows a combination of background low grade heat with radiant systems may achieve more acceptable comfort. A model of St Mary de Haura church was created using Design Builder. A gas fired boiler and radiator system was set to either 14oC or 20oC. Energy consumption from each local system was calculated. In some scenarios PMV resulted in close to zero, where most would experience neutral comfort. Heated cushions and pew mounted radiant panels could improve PMV to -0.5, even with 14oC background heating. Similar results were obtained using environmental data from the actual church. This increase in comfort opens up the potential to use alternative heating systems such as heat pumps for background heating. Such choices are aligned with UK Government ambitions for decarbonising heating.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of Building Simulation 2023 |
Subtitle of host publication | 18th Conference of IBPSA |
Publisher | International Building Performance Simulation Association |
Pages | 582-588 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781775052036 |
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Publication status | Published - 6 Sept 2023 |
Event | IBPSA International Conference and Exhibition, Building Simulation 2023 - Shanghai, China, China Duration: 4 Sept 2023 → 6 Sept 2023 Conference number: 18 https://publications.ibpsa.org/conference/?id=bs2023 (Proceedings website) |
Conference
Conference | IBPSA International Conference and Exhibition, Building Simulation 2023 |
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Abbreviated title | BS2023 |
Country/Territory | China |
City | Shanghai, China |
Period | 4/09/23 → 6/09/23 |
Other | The bi-annual international IBPSA Building Simulation Conference and Exhibition is the premier international event in the field of building performance simulation |
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Keywords
- Comfort
- PMV
- Historic churches
- Simulation
- Net zero