Parameters for Thermal Energy Systems Resilience

To provide a building design that is robust, adaptable, and affordable, one must understand the aspects of building’s geographic location will impact equipment selections, operating hours, maintenance needs. One also consider “thermal resilience,” i.e., its ability to withstand heating plant outage. Designing for resilience growing importance, especially military government installations maintain critical functions even during outages. Buildings with fast rate temperature degradation loss system function have low resiliency; buildings slower higher resiliency. In extreme cold climates, resiliency can play an integral role in protecting property A drop indoor pose risk freezing plumbing, which lead burst pipes interior flooding cause enormous costly damage, effect workspace office building. More resilient designs not only HVAC installations, but envelope whole energy infrastructure, including thermal capacity concrete brick walls, internal water pipes, redundancy, outside insulation without weak points, centrally controlled, carbon hot heat supply. This paper describes quantitative approach evaluate system’s based on analytical experimental studies conducted under IEA EBC Annex 73 Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) project Technologies Integration Achieve Resilient, Low-Energy Military Installations, performance climate conditions. work recommends more thermally climates include consideration increased resistance envelope, improved whole-building airtightness, mass.