Conference Paper

Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA

Climatic Zoning Methodology Based On Data-Driven Approach

Leonardo Mazzaferro, Rayner Maurício E Silva Machado, Ana Paula Melo, Roberto Lamberts
Laboratory for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2019.210884
Abstract: Climatic zoning is largely used by building energy efficiency applications. However, in some cases, climatic zoning is performed by oversimplified methodologies. Further study in climatic variables and building simulation could increase the robustness of climatic zoning methodologies. The aim of this study was to develop a data-driven climatic zoning methodology. The methodology is composed of four main steps. The initial steps were focused on weather data and building simulation, followed by a combined data analysis and a clustering process. Climatic zones validation was performed by cluster quality measures and building simulation results. The proposed methodology was applied in a simplified case study to demonstrate each step. Sensible and latent thermal loads as performance indicators demonstrated the differences in energy needs for each climatic zone.
Keywords: Building energy efficiency, Building energy simulation, Climatic zoning.
Pages: 3955 - 3962
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