Building: BCIT SW1 Gateway, Burnaby
Goal – The goal of this project is to analyze the effectiveness of the double-skin facade in maintaining a “buffer” zone around the building to help regulate indoor temperatures, temper air and regulate airflow for window opening, and save energy. The facade includes dampers and fans operate to help dissipate or retain heat when needed.
Summer operation (energy dissipation mode):
Fall operation (energy conservation mode):
Methods:
- Real-time and historic systems and environmental data from the building management system
- Additional environmental data collected
- Dynamic building simulation model (coupled airflow-thermal), calibrated with real data
- computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model, calibrated with real data
in progress…