DESCRIPTION

Heating systems in an office. Building simulation Heating is one of essential parts of building’s HVAC systems. Nowadays, there are a lot of different solutions for heating a building. The wide variety of heating options can create difficulties in selecting the one. This is the reason why deeper analysis and comparison of heating systems should be made. The main aim of this Bachelor thesis is to answer a question – can energy be saved in an energy – efficient office building? For answering this question, the different type of hydronic heating solutions (radiators, underfloor and ceiling heating, heating panels and fan coils) will be compared. In this study case, a two floor office building located in Finland will be investigated. The total heated area of this building is 1806,4 m2 with the volume of 6322,0 m3. The building will be modelled by using IDA ICE simulation tool. In the first simulation part, the different heating systems will be compared. Later, after choosing the most suitable heating solution for an office in the terms of energy consumption, the energy savings will be defined by changing parameters of air tightness, building orientation, glazing type of windows and solar shading solutions. As the results of this work, the heating systems for an office building will be analyzed and the mos