Sensitivity analysis of energy consumption for residential buildings in hot summer and cold winter zone

Investigates the all-year energy consumption of a typical residential building in Shanghai with the BIN method. Based on the Design standard for energy efficiency of residential buildings in hot summer and cold winter zone, calculates the heat transfer coefficients of walls and windows to figure out their effects on the energy consumption. Analyses the impacts of indoor design parameters and energy efficiency ratio on building energy consumption. The results show that the influence of wall heat transfer coefficient is greater than the window heat transfer coefficient. Selects one building in Shanghai to measure the outdoor and indoor air temperatures in transition and winter seasons, and the data show that the wall thermal insulation can increase the thermal inertia and improve the indoor environment.