jailcd2020084: The Effect of Energy Saving Utilization with Solar Chimney and Double Skin Roof in Public Buildings (Case Study: TOTO Museum, Kitakyushu, Japan)

Abstract

In recent years, standards for energy saving have been reviewed as our awareness of the importance of energy and global warming increases. Therefore, several ways to make energy-efficient and thermal insulation improvements in the context of building use are considered very important and have attracted the consciousness of engineers. In addition, the utilization of solar heat attracts attention as an efficient method for reducing conventional heating loads. Solar chimney and double skin roof, which facilitate new energies for cooling and heating and buildings may be a solution to the problem. In hot climates it has been applied in the process of passive cooling of a building, in temperate zones and cold is used to assist natural ventilation. This article presents measurement studies on the solar chimney and double skin roof located at the TOTO Museum in Kitakyushu Japan. The analysis of measurement is classified as a simulation and modeling research using an architectural modeling program and graphical algorithm editor also measured by a thermal camera. The contribution of this paper is providing a further understanding of the environmental effect of solar chimneys and double skin roof across its life cycle particularly as new technologies in energy saving continue to be developed.