Building Energy

We have investigated some building energy related problems ...

Air-Conditioned Offices

Since the energy crisis in 1973, engineers have endeavored to implement energy conservation in buildings. Air-conditioned office buildings are one of the biggest energy consumers of electricity in developed cities in the subtropical climate regions.

• Thermal energy consumption of air-conditioned offices

• Cooling load calculations

• A special issue: Some comments on the suggested set-point of 25.5°C for air-conditioned offices in Hong Kong from our research results

Residential buildings

• Hot water shower at residential buildings

  • Benchmarking model for energy consumptions

Other topics

• Review of some solar radiation models