Energy Performance Analysis: A Case Study on Domestic Departure Hall Tribhuvan International Airport of Nepal

Abstract

The study summarizes design parameters for effective building envelope design from simulation results to reduce dependence on active means of mechanical systems, which turn helps improve thermal comfort. Tribhuvan International Airport is first international airport in Nepal which is in capital city of Nepal. There is one runway and separate terminal building. The domestic terminal building is located in North side of the international terminal building. Domestic and international passenger go through the separate terminal building. Domestic and international terminal buildings are approximately 1 km apart. This research is about the electricity consumption by the heating and cooling at domestic departure hall at Tribhuvan International Airport, it should be maintained smooth operation of air condition system at multiple zones of the airport to keep comfortable to the passengers. Most part of the energy consumption is occupied by heating and cooling system and this consumption needs to be optimized to reduce whole energy consumption of the buildings. This research focuses on the energy performance of the building envelope of an Airport Terminal Building in Kathmandu, Nepal. This study explores how to improve thermal comfort energy analysis through a quantitative analysis of the effect of thermal characteristics of the building envelope. This analysis is based on the energy analysis in Revit Autodesk and energy optimization in Insight 360.