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Strategic Building Energy Management, Policies, and Insulation Materials

dc.contributor.authorJha, Mrinal
dc.contributor.advisorPankaj K. Mallick
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-04T15:45:43Z
dc.date.available2021-05-04T15:45:43Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-01
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/167361
dc.description.abstractThe building sector is responsible for 15% of energy consumption and 40% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the world. Among the various building energy uses, heating and cooling require 40% of the energy in residential houses and 27% in commercial buildings. To reduce energy use in heating and cooling, it is important that improved insulation be used that will increase the thermal resistance of heat flow from outside in summer months and from inside in winter months. This research focuses on the selection of best insulation materials in buildings from the standpoints of energy saving and greenhouse gas potential using a decision-making process known as Analytical Hierarchal Process (AHP). A modified form of AHP was used to compare various synthetic and natural insulation materials on various attributes based on their thermal, environmental, and cost performance. Out of eleven materials considered, coir, a natural fiber, performs better than fiberglass, the best performing synthetic fiber, and hemp, another natural fiber, performs almost equal to fiberglass. This thesis also discusses the building energy codes and barriers to building energy transition. The role of strategic building energy management is demonstrated trough a case study which has shown that implementation of energy audit and conservation measures can save both energy and money in the long term.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subjectInsulation materials
dc.subjectDecision-making
dc.subjectBuilding envelope
dc.subjectEnergy policies
dc.subjectAnalytical hierarchical process
dc.subjectEnergy modelling
dc.subjectBuilding energy management
dc.subjectCarbon emissions
dc.subjectEnergy conservation
dc.titleStrategic Building Energy Management, Policies, and Insulation Materials
dc.typeThesis
dc.description.thesisdegreenameMaster of Science in Engineering (MSE)en_US
dc.description.thesisdegreedisciplineEnergy Systems Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
dc.description.thesisdegreegrantorUniversity of Michigan-Dearborn
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelEnergy
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/167361/1/Mrinal Jha - Final Thesis.pdf
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.7302/1036
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7162-9488
dc.identifier.name-orcidJha, Mrinal; 0000-0001-7162-9488en_US
dc.working.doi10.7302/1036en
dc.owningcollnameDissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's)


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