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- Title
Evaluation of Energy and Daylight Performance of Old Office Buildings in South Korea with Curtain Walls Remodeled Using Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) Films.
- Authors
Oh, Myunghwan; Lee, Chulsung; Park, Jaesung; Lee, Kwangseok; Tae, Sungho
- Abstract
Globally, energy standards for new buildings are being reinforced to improve energy efficiency, and remodeling policies are being promoted for old buildings. The South Korean Government is promoting green remodeling projects, and focusing on research and product development to improve the performance of old windows and curtain walls. In line with this, the present study proposes two remodeling methods using polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films, which can adjust solar radiation for old office buildings. In addition, energy efficiency improvement and daylight performance according to remodeling were analyzed. Attaching PDLC films to the glass of old curtain walls was analyzed; this can reduce heating and cooling energy, reduce the annual discomfort glare occurrence rate, and increase the annual indoor appropriate illuminance ratio. Furthermore, producing a window by laminating a PDLC film between two sheets of glass and putting it over the existing curtain wall was also analyzed; this can reduce annual building energy consumption and the annual discomfort glare occurrence rate, and improve the annual indoor appropriate illuminance ratio. Therefore, PDLC film is expected to be applicable as a next-generation green remodeling material because using it in remodeling can improve energy efficiency of old office buildings and indoor daylight performance.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; OFFICE buildings; POLYMER liquid crystals; ENERGY consumption of buildings; DAYLIGHT; CURTAIN walls; DISCOMFORT glare
- Publication
Energies (19961073), 2019, Vol 12, Issue 19, p3679
- ISSN
1996-1073
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/en12193679