Retrofitting the Old Residential Communities to Save Energy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, and Improve the Microclimate: A Case Study of Panmen Residential Neighbourhood in Suzhou, China

Xi Chen; Siqi Deng; Bing Chen; Marco Cimillo

doi:10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_30

Retrofitting the Old Residential Communities to Save Energy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, and Improve the Microclimate: A Case Study of Panmen Residential Neighbourhood in Suzhou, China

Xi Chen^*, Siqi Deng, Bing Chen, Marco Cimillo

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Abstract

This research aims to explore an innovative approach to retrofit the old residential communities to save energy, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and improve the microclimate. The urban housing stock in China accounts for almost 1/4 of the national total energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. To promote clean and renewable energy and energy-efficient buildings, the Chinese government has promoted the retrofit of old urban residential communities towards energy efficiency. The retrofit of old residential communities has a great potential to improve the microclimate, including thermal performance, neighbourhood wind environment, and air quality. This study takes Panmen Residential Neighbourhood in Suzhou as a case study and investigates the impacts of multiple retrofit measures on the microclimate through an interactive model. This study contributes to a better understanding of microclimate based on the analysis of the building energy performance, outdoor air temperature, relative humidity and ventilation performance at a community level.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Towards a Carbon Neutral Future
Subtitle of host publication	The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures
Editors	Konstantinos Papadikis, Cheng Zhang, Shu Tang, Engui Liu, Luigi Di Sarno
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Pages	345-355
Number of pages	11
Volume	393
ISBN (Print)	978-981-99-7964-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_30
Publication status	Published - 23 Mar 2024
Event	3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures, ICSBS 2023 - Suzhou, China Duration: 17 Aug 2023 → 20 Aug 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume	393
ISSN (Print)	2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-2565

Conference

Conference	3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures, ICSBS 2023
Country/Territory	China
City	Suzhou
Period	17/08/23 → 20/08/23

Keywords

Building energy simulation
Communities retrofit
Energy retrofit
Micro-climate
Residential community
Urban renewal

UN SDGs

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Chen, X., Deng, S., Chen, B., & Cimillo, M. (2024). Retrofitting the Old Residential Communities to Save Energy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, and Improve the Microclimate: A Case Study of Panmen Residential Neighbourhood in Suzhou, China. In K. Papadikis, C. Zhang, S. Tang, E. Liu, & L. Di Sarno (Eds.), Towards a Carbon Neutral Future : The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (Vol. 393, pp. 345-355). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 393). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_30

Chen, Xi ; Deng, Siqi ; Chen, Bing et al. / Retrofitting the Old Residential Communities to Save Energy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, and Improve the Microclimate : A Case Study of Panmen Residential Neighbourhood in Suzhou, China. Towards a Carbon Neutral Future : The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures. editor / Konstantinos Papadikis ; Cheng Zhang ; Shu Tang ; Engui Liu ; Luigi Di Sarno. Vol. 393 Singapore : Springer, 2024. pp. 345-355 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering).

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Chen, X, Deng, S , Chen, B & Cimillo, M 2024, Retrofitting the Old Residential Communities to Save Energy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, and Improve the Microclimate: A Case Study of Panmen Residential Neighbourhood in Suzhou, China. in K Papadikis, C Zhang, S Tang, E Liu & L Di Sarno (eds), Towards a Carbon Neutral Future : The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures. vol. 393, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 393, Springer, Singapore, pp. 345-355, 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures, ICSBS 2023, Suzhou, China, 17/08/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_30

Retrofitting the Old Residential Communities to Save Energy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, and Improve the Microclimate: A Case Study of Panmen Residential Neighbourhood in Suzhou, China. / Chen, Xi; Deng, Siqi ; Chen, Bing et al.
Towards a Carbon Neutral Future : The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures. ed. / Konstantinos Papadikis; Cheng Zhang; Shu Tang; Engui Liu; Luigi Di Sarno. Vol. 393 Singapore: Springer, 2024. p. 345-355 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 393).

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Retrofitting the Old Residential Communities to Save Energy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, and Improve the Microclimate: A Case Study of Panmen Residential Neighbourhood in Suzhou, China

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