Table 8 Simulation results of layout with first floor area of 2000 m2 under different orientations.
From: Low energy consumption layout of exhibition buildings in Yangtze River Delta region
No. | Layout type | Code | Building orientation | Plan form | Window-wall ratio | Total annual energy consumption (kWh) | Energy consumption per unit area (kWh/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Parallel | Aw | 0° due west |
| 0.30 | 960,193.77 | 98.63 |
2 | Asw | 45° south west |
| 0.30 | 947,051.16 | 97.28 | |
3 | As | 0° due south |
| 0.30 | 930,263.69 | 95.56 | |
4 | Ase | 45° east of south |
| 0.30 | 945,482.49 | 97.12 | |
5 | Ae | 0° due east |
| 0.30 | 959,247.57 | 98.53 | |
6 | L-shaped enclosure | Bw | 0° due west |
| 0.24 | 968,273.40 | 99.94 |
7 | Bsw | 45° south west |
| 0.24 | 956,304.59 | 98.71 | |
8 | Bs | 0° due south |
| 0.24 | 949,839.99 | 98.04 | |
9 | Bse | 45° east of south |
| 0.24 | 954,971.98 | 98.57 | |
10 | Be | 0° due east |
| 0.24 | 967,761.72 | 99.89 | |
11 | U-shaped enclosure | Cw | 0° due west |
| 0.20 | 990,846.31 | 103.19 |
12 | Csw | 45° south west |
| 0.20 | 993,822.34 | 103.50 | |
13 | Cs | 0° due south |
| 0.20 | 995,889.71 | 103.72 | |
14 | Cse | 45° east of south |
| 0.20 | 993,824.26 | 103.50 | |
15 | Ce | 0° due east |
| 0.20 | 990,025.61 | 103.10 | |
16 | Square shaped enclosure | Dsw/Dse | 45° S.W./45° S.E. |
| 0.16 | 1,033,603.38 | 108.64 |
17 | Dw/Ds/De | 0° due west/0° due south/0° due east |
| 0.16 | 1,032,797.40 | 108.55 |
