ABOUT
This is an Indo-UK collaborative research project which aims to decouple building energy use from economic growth in India through a new science of zero peak energy building design.
We aim to provide ‘Thermal Stress Free' living conditions whilst minimizing mean and peak energy demand under a changing Indian climate
VISION
ZED-i’s vision is to decouple building energy use from economic growth in India through a new science of zero peak energy building design for warm climates.
PROJECT STRUCTURE
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Weather files: This WP will generate synthetic average and extreme current and future weather files covering India
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Buildings and occupants: The detailed post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of 60 buildings all over India.
Peak suppression at building level: Testing Selected strategies under real weather at a purpose-built facility.
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Peak suppression at network level: Demand profiles at building level are susceptible to the complex interaction of climate, buildings and people such that small building level “bumps” can synchronize to form sharp network level peaks.
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A proto standard for zero peak design: Devising a step-by-step process for designing climateresilient zero-peak compliant buildings.
EXPECTED OUTCOME
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India’s first weather generator (WGI) purpose-built to produce building simulation weather files.
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A robust new Occupant Response Model that predict behavior under peak and non-peak conditions.
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Well calibrated and documented thermal models. Best in class strategies graded by peak suppression and spread of geographical applicability.
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New field validated and demonstrated dynamic models of peak suppression at network level.
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A new open access standard for zero peak design in India
LEAD INSTITUTIONS
University of Bath
IIT Roorkee
IIT Delhi
CSIR - CBRI
SPONSORED BY
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
ACADEMIC PARTNERS
