Combined Investigation of Indoor Environmental Conditions and Energy Performance of an Aquatic Center

Author:

Papadopoulos GiannisORCID,Tolis Evangelos I.,Panaras GiorgosORCID

Abstract

This study presents a combined investigation of indoor environmental conditions and energy performance in a naturally ventilated aquatic center in Western Macedonia, Greece. The experimental analysis was conducted over nine days during the summer. The operative temperature exceeded the acceptable limits for most days, while the same can be stated for the PMV, demonstrating high indoor air and radiant temperature values. The weaknesses of applying the above thermal comfort models in this type of buildings are also discussed. Relative humidity presents generally acceptable values during operation time, indicating the contribution of natural ventilation; nevertheless, as demonstrated by the CO2 concentration values, the ventilation rate can be further increased. On the basis of the above findings, a renovation scenario has been formulated, considering the installation of an air-conditioning system, as well as specific interventions, towards the improvement of the building envelope and systems’ thermal performance. A dynamic energy analysis, based on Energy Plus software, had energy savings of 9%, noting the considerable upgrade of indoor conditions. Overall, the proposed combined investigation approach proved to be suitable for such a complicated problem, as the one of indoor aquatic centers, presenting a high generalization potential.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction

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