Simulation and Analysis of the Energy Consumption for Public Buildings in Different Climate Regions of China

Based on a public building in China, this paper built a benchmark model and analyzed the influence of main thermal performance of building envelopes on energy consumption in different climatic regions by EnergyPlus. The results showed that in the order of hot summer and warm winter region, hot summer and cold winter region, cold region, severe cold region, the energy-saving effect was getting better and better with the increase of roof insulation, exterior wall insulation and exterior window insulation. If SHGC of exterior window was reduced, building energy consumption decreased in hot summer and warm winter region, hot summer and cold winter region, but it increased in cold region and severe cold region. For hot summer and warm winter region, hot summer and cold winter region, the factors that affected energy consumption was as follows: SHGC > K-win > K-wal > K-ro, for cold region and severe cold region, it was as follows: K-win > K-wal > SHGC > K-ro. (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.