Impact of Thermal Mass Oriented Measures Over CO2 Emissions Of a Thermally Insulated Lowrise Apartment Building in Izmir, Turkey

Authors

  • Mümine Gerçek İzmir Institute of Technology
  • Zeynep Durmuş Arsan İzmir Institute of Technology

Keywords:

CO2 emission, thermal mass, energy efficiency, housing

Abstract

Climate change has drawn the attention of many researchers and practitioners to focus on the methods to address the challenges in achieving low-carbon buildings and cities and in future developments. Nevertheless, few studies have explored the impacts of thermal mass applications for the lowest carbon emissions of building operational energy consumption. A comparative study of CO2 emissions due to different wall and floor compositions is presented in accordance with their lifespans for a hot-humid climate site. Aim of this study is to examine the relation between the energy oriented operations and carbon emissions of the building. Firstly, an existing low-rise building in İzmir is selected, then modelled in the dynamic simulation model software DesignBuilder v4 by synchronizing drawings with basic operational principles of the program. Furthermore, various influence factors of building envelope thermal characteristics are selected as follows: type, location, thickness and thermal specifications of materials used by keeping thermal conductivity value constant. At the end, the research presents remarkable influence of thermal mass oriented measures on reducing energy demands and carbon footprints.

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Author Biographies

Mümine Gerçek, İzmir Institute of Technology

She was born in 1989 in Bulgaria. She graduated from Middle East Technical University Department of Architecture in 2013. She started her master program in İzmir Institute of Technology Department of Architecture in 2013. She has been working in the same department since 2014 as a research assistant on energy efficient buildings.

Zeynep Durmuş Arsan, İzmir Institute of Technology

She was born in 1971 in İzmir. She graduated from Dokuz Eylul University Department of Architecture in 1992. She had her master degree in METU Department of Architecture in 1997 and her PhD on “Sustainable Architecture in Turkey” in İzmir Institute of Technology in 2004. She has been working in İzmir Institute of Technology since 1997 on local sustainability and architecture, sustainable building design and building energy performance simulations as the instructor.

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Published

08-02-2015

How to Cite

Gerçek, M., & Arsan, Z. D. (2015). Impact of Thermal Mass Oriented Measures Over CO2 Emissions Of a Thermally Insulated Lowrise Apartment Building in Izmir, Turkey. ICONARP International Journal of Architecture and Planning, 2(2), 59–72. Retrieved from https://iconarp.ktun.edu.tr/index.php/iconarp/article/view/62

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