Energy Districts: energy efficiency evaluation and solar strategies for representatives’ Canadian neighbourhoods (Canadian Archetypes)
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2022-11-24
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This thesis examines the energy performance of existing Canadian neighborhoods using a method that analyzes the urban layout and multiple archetypes that are representatives of urban communities in Canada. The method presented uses different tools to assess and model the buildings of urban areas using assumptions based on census data and energy consumption databases. The locations selected to develop this study are Richmond, BC, Calgary, AB, Winnipeg, MB, Toronto, ON, and Montreal, QC. Utilizing commonly software used for energy simulation like SketchUp and EnergyPlus, energy models are proposed to estimate the energy consumption of each neighborhood and compared to a baseline developed using the NRCan database for average energy use per end-use. After achieving the energy demand of each urban zone, this thesis proposes different material composition for the building envelope by applying highly insulated materials and analyzes the impact of it I with respect to energy consumption. Focusing on achieving net-zero energy, solar strategies are also hypothetically implemented to offset the rest of the energy usage. Results shows that neighbourhoods with a conventional grid and tilted orientation presents a better energy reduction due to the better solar potential and geometric layout, where a neighbourhood met 95% of its energy needs with the proposed strategies.
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Canadian Archetypes, Energy Performance, Solar Neighborhood, Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Simulation
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D'Almeida, R. C. (2022). Energy districts: energy efficiency evaluation and solar strategies for representatives’ Canadian neighbourhoods (Canadian archetypes) (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.