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PROJECT 2: 
ENERGY AUDIT REPORT

Project Introduction

Students are required to carry out a walk-through Audit process of your own home and produce an Audit report (Individual) on the existing and to propose strategies to achieve energy savings through focus on specific topics (Passive Cooling/Lighting, Retrofitting Lighting system with LED light source/dimmer, Effective Waste Management, Controlling Heat/Glare with Façade or device) to achieve energy efficiency

Project Requirement

  1. Façade and Climate Based Profile of your own home (introduction on orientation, sun path and wind direction, external and internal temperature, humidity, illuminance level, air speed, U-value calculation (wall and roof)

  2. Energy Load Profiles (working on hourly, daily, weekly, monthly of electrical appliances energy load)

  3. Energy Consumption Pattern (graphs, chart on hourly, daily load profile)

  4. Energy System and Energy Saving Potential (proposed innovative strategies)

  5. Energy Management (Waste/Water calculation and observation on water usage and occupant behaviour as well as for future recommendations to save energy, carbon emission calculation)

Project Objectives & Outcomes

  1. To identify the principles of energy efficient systems and overall practice of potential energy savings through inspection

  2. To evaluate energy consumption and the implementation of its strategies to reduce energy usage in design to deliver low energy architectural design.

  3. Identify the principles of energy efficient systems in architecture and building technology

  4. Apply strategies of renewable energy to deliver low energy architectural design.

Project Details

  • Individually, we are required to select our own house to conduct an energy audit report, focusing on both existing conditions and proposing strategies for energy savings.

  • The study encompasses facade analysis, energy load profiles, consumption patterns, energy systems, potential energy savings, and overall energy management.

  • We must compile this data into graphs and tables to illustrate the energy consumption of our house, with comparisons between weekdays and weekends, as well as daily and monthly usage.

  • The ultimate goal is to identify ways to lower water and electricity bills while maximizing energy efficiency in our homes.

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