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

Weather files: This WP will generate synthetic average and extreme current and future weather files covering India
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.

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.

A proto standard for zero peak design: Devising a step-by-step process for designing climateresilient zero-peak compliant buildings.

EXPECTED OUTCOME

India’s first weather generator (WGI) purpose-built to produce building simulation weather files.

A robust new Occupant Response Model that predict behavior under peak and non-peak conditions.

Well calibrated and documented thermal models. Best in class strategies graded by peak suppression and spread of geographical applicability.

New field validated and demonstrated dynamic models of peak suppression at network level.

A new open access standard for zero peak design in India

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