Building Energy Efficiency Research (BEER) - Brief Overview

1999/11/20

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Index

Building Energy Efficiency Research
Newspaper cuttings
Three "E" strategy
Am I "energy efficient"?
Energy efficient buildings in HK
Four areas of BEER

Climate Analysis
Climatic region for building design in China
HK major climatic elements
Dry-bulb temp. in HK
Relative humidity in HK
Global solar radiation in HK
Solar intensity in China
Average temp. of major cities in China
Climate-responsive building

Energy Simulation
Computer-based building energy simulation
DOE-2 Resources Centre (HK)
Building energy simulation tools (BEST)
Building energy simulation results

Energy Standards
Analysis of building energy efficiency standards
HK's building energy efficiency standards
China's building energy efficiency standards

Web-based Learning
Web-based learning for building energy efficiency
Bioclimatic chart
Architectural planning and design
Analysis of air-conditioning energy efficiency
Techniques for energy and climatic analysis

Basic Concepts
Natural ventilation and sunshading
Use of daylighting
Building envelope design
Energy efficient air-conditioning systems
Energy efficient lighting and services
Utilization of solar energy
Solar hot water heating in HK (example 1)
Solar hot water heating in HK (example 2)
Solar hot water heating in HK (example 3)
Solar photovoltaic panels
Solar photovoltaic application (example 1)
Solar photovoltaic application (example 2)
Other renewable energy
Renew Hong Kong?

Investigators
Further Information

Author: Sam C M Hui

E-mail: cmhui@hku.hk

Homepage: http://arch.hku.hk/research/BEER