Verification of Energy Usage Based on Standard Building Model Development of Low-Rise Residential Buildings in South Korea

Table 2

List of energy variables used in this study.

Main Category		Category		Subclass
Architecture variables		Building type		—
		Total floor area		—
		Building shape (plan form)		—
		Window-to-wall ratio		—
		Location		Setting of insulation boundary condition
		Number of rooms		Thermal zoning
		Number of bathrooms		Thermal zoning
		Balcony form		Thermal zoning
		Building orientation		—
		Climate zone		—
Passive variables	Building structures	Construction year	Window	U-value, SHGC
			Exterior walls	U-value
			Roof	U-value
			Floors	U-value
		Air barrier system		Infiltration (ACH)
	HVAC	Heating		Heating type, heating efficiency
		Cooling		Cooling type, cooling efficiency
		Lighting		Average power density
		Equipment load		Average power density
Usage variables		Occupancy		Average people, schedule
		HVAC		Schedule
		Lighting		Schedule

HVAC: ventilation, and air-conditioning; SHGC: solar heat gain coefficient; ACH: air changes per hour.