Gruner, Aline

Diploma Thesis:
1888

Topic:
Thermal building simulation of low-tech buildings

Editor:
Aline Gruner

University Professor Responsible:
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Jens Otto

Supervisor:
University Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Romy Wiel

Editing Period:
25.04.2022 until 04.10.2022

Abstract:
In this work, low-tech buildings are examined for maximum technical feasibility by means of thermal building simulation, taking thermal comfort into account. The use of passive measures to reduce energy demand in the form of low-tech strategies is applied to a building model. The study is based on the average single-family house, on the basis of which low-tech strategies are applied in an iteration process. In order to be able to map and evaluate the effects of the measures used on the thermal behaviour of the building, the selected building configurations are thermally simulated using the SIM-VICUS programme. During the iteration process, no configuration could be found that could guarantee building operation without the use of a conventional building services system, taking into account the comfort temperatures. Subsequently, the changes achieved are compared and evaluated on the basis of the required heat output of the building. The iterative process and its results show that there is a wide range of possible building configurations. For the planning of sustainable low-tech buildings, it becomes clear that variant comparisons by means of thermal building simulation are necessary in order to be able to achieve the technically feasible optimum.