Dataset for "Energy or Carbon? Exploring the relative size of universal zero carbon and zero energy design spaces"
A new Standard Building Model (SBM) was developed in Matlab to simulate the construction and performance of multiple buildings in multiple global locations. Virtual materials objects, with embodied carbon and energy, and where applicable thermal resistance properties, were combined by SBM to create virtual building objects. These were then assessed under defined conditions (locations, number of occupants, infiltration levels, etc.) to generate SBM cases. The properties of the building objects, and the specifications of the assessment conditions were varied. The overall result was the generation of 24.7 million SBM cases.
The performance of each case was assessed in terms of both net carbon emissions and net energy demand (normalised to the internal floor area).
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Parkin, A.,
2018.
Dataset for "Energy or Carbon? Exploring the relative size of universal zero carbon and zero energy design spaces".
Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00465.
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Creators
Anna Parkin
University of Bath
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University of Bath
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Collection date(s):
June 2017
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Data collection method:
Multiple Standard Building Model (SBM) Building System Objects were generated in MATLAB. For simplicity, all SBM Building Objects are cuboid, but may be tall and thin, short and wide, or anything in between. Multiple Building Object dimensions were defined, and valid SBM outputs required a width : height ratio greater than 0.125. The Building Objects were modelled with different heat loss/gains characteristics, and in different locations. SBM generated 24.7 million Building System Object cases. Each case is assessed on the basis of both net carbon emissions and net energy demand. Each SBM case assessment output is generated with a unique 14 unit case code (MATLAB vector) whereby each unit value identifies a particular characteristic of the case in question (see Table 1) followed by the output value. The output data are Microsoft Access Table (.mat) files. Each file contains two matrices (1,658,880 x 15). One matrix records the 14 unit case codes and the net carbon emissions outputs (labelled ZCBdata). The other matrix records the 14 unit case codes and the net energy demand outputs (labelled ZEBdata). See also Data Explanation doc Table 1: SBM case code units, characteristics and values.
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Funders
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000266
PhD Studentship
1355192
Publication details
Publication date: 27 November 2018
by: University of Bath
Version: 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00465
URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/465
Related papers and books
Parkin, A., Herrera, M., and Coley, D. A., 2018. Energy or carbon? Exploring the relative size of universal zero carbon and zero energy design spaces. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 40(3), 319-339. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624418815780.
Parkin, A., Herrera, M., and Coley, D. A., 2020. Net-zero buildings: when carbon and energy metrics diverge. Buildings and Cities, 1(1), 86-99. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.27.
Contact information
Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.
Contact person: Anna Parkin
Faculty of Engineering & Design
Architecture & Civil Engineering
