Energy consumption pattern and indoor thermal environment of residential building in rural China

Abstract

With the continuous deepening of China's rural construction and development, people's living conditions are improved day by day, while accompanied by energy and environment crisis issues. This paper mainly analyzes the energy consumption pattern and the indoor environment of rural households in China and discusses the energy-saving optimization strategies for improving the thermal environment of buildings. Questionnaire surveys and field surveys were conducted in three villages in Guanghan, China. The measurement results show that the annual indoor temperature range of the region in the summer is 15–31 °C and the relative humidity range is 34%-96%. The average indoor temperatures in summer and winter are 28 °C and 16 °C respectively. The indoor thermal environment of rural buildings is usually poor and cannot meet the requirements of Chinese standards. At the same time, the architectural design and energy consumption pattern of rural households are different from those in urban areas as countryside has unique characteristics. Finally, we put forward certain energy-saving improvement measures at the end of the article.

Keywords

• Rural residential building
• Energy
• Indoor thermal environment
• Hot summer and cold winter zone
• China