Green and energy-saving reform technology research in traditional houses – taking Luo’s house in Hangzhou as an example

ABSTRACT

Green and energy-saving reforms, which use protection as a precondition, can, not only reduce a building’s energy use but also improve its level of comfort. Such reforms can also adapt to the new demands of modern society while extending the life of traditional architecture. Therefore, this research chose a classical, traditional house in Hangzhou Zhejiang, China, as a transformation object – attempting to implement low-cost, energy-saving technology. The building’s energy consumption and level of comfort before and after the transformation have been simulated and measured to compare the effects of the transformation. The authors hope this research will provide insights into green and energy-saving reform technology and aid the sustainable development of traditional houses.

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KEYWORDS:

• Traditional house
• wooden structure house
• green and energy-saving reform
• suitability energy-saving technology
• measurement of thermal environment

Acknowledgments

The study has been supported by the China National Key R&D Program “Research on the energy efficiency and health performance improvement of building operations based on lifecycle carbon emissions reduction (Grant No. 2018YFE0106100)“ and the Zhejiang Construction Scientific Research Program “Research on green energy-saving transformation and thermal environment improvement technology of historic buildings in Zhejiang Province (2019K036)“.

Disclosure statement

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest to the research, authorship, or publication of this article.

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Funding

This study has been supported by the China National Key R&D Program “Research on the energy efficiency and health performance improvement of building operations based on lifecycle carbon emissions reduction” (Grant No. 2018YFE0106100) and the Zhejiang Construction Scientific Research Program ”Research on green energy-saving transformation and thermal environment improvement technology of historic buildings in Zhejiang Province” (Grant No. 2019K036).

Notes on contributors

Xiaoyu Luo

Xiaoyu Luo, Ph.D., College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

Jiapan Lu

Jiapan Lu, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

Jian Ge

Jian Ge, Professor, Ph.D., College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.