Energy efficient home - a living laboratory in Wilden

由于自然能源资源的稀缺，节能智能家居是人类居住的未来。建筑材料和实践的不断发展，以及新的供暖，通风和空调（HVAC）以及热回收系统的实施可以大大有助于实现可持续生活的目标。然而，居住在住宅区是一种动态现象，在很大程度上取决于居民的能源使用模式。为了调查建筑材料和实践的性能，以及HVAC系统，生活实验室的概念出现了，其中温度和能量被监测，以了解能源使用的影响，建筑材料的性能，热回收和HVAC系统的相互作用。一项活体实验室研究正在加拿大发展最快的地区--奥卡诺根山谷进行。作为最大的可持续建筑行业之一，Blenk Development将成为这项研究的合作伙伴，其中两个住宅将采用传统和先进的建筑材料和HVAC系统。其目的是评估建筑材料的热特性，监测全年的能源使用模式，温度等。将根据真实的温度和能量数据、所用材料类型和环境数据开发综合能耗模型。经验证后，该模型将能够获取气象数据并预测平均能源使用量，以预测未来住宅使用的能源需求。本研究将提供一种方法，为建筑业和购房者选择的材料和暖通空调系统的计算模型的基础上的类型。最后，将开发一个成本模型作为决策工具，以选择正确类型的建筑材料和 ** 组件，如混凝土，窗户类型，热回收系统，HVAC系统，以实现可持续节能生活的目标。

Due to scarcity of natural energy resources, energy efficient smart homes are the future of human abode. Continuous development on construction materials and practices, and implementation of new heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) as well as heat recovery systems can substantially help meet the goal of sustainable living. However, living in a residential place is a dynamic phenomenon and largely dependent on the dwellers' pattern of energy usage. To investigate the performance of the construction materials and practices, and HVAC systems the concept of living laboratory emerged where the temperature and energy are being monitored to understand the effect of energy usage, the performance of the construction materials, heat recovery and HVAC system interaction.****A living laboratory study is being planned in the fastest growing area in Canada, the Okanagan valley. One of the largest sustainable construction industries, Blenk Development will be the partner in this study where two residences will be instrumented with traditional and advanced construction materials and HVAC systems. The objective is to assess the thermal characteristics of the construction materials, monitor the energy usage pattern, temperature etc. throughout the year. A comprehensive model for energy consumption will be developed based on the real temperature and energy data, type of materials used, and environmental data. Upon validation, the model will be able to take the meteorological data and forecast the average energy usage to predict the future energy needs for residential usage. The study will provide a means for the construction industries and home buyers to select the type of materials and HVAC system based on the computational model. Finally, a cost model will be developed as a decision making tool to select the right type of construction materials and**components such as concrete, window types, heat recovery systems, HVAC systems towards the goal of sustainable energy efficient living.