DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGS

Abstract

The authors have developed a set of systems engineering principles of the energy efficiency of buildings. International and domestic scientists have proven that the construction industry is the major consumer of energy. The problem of energy efficiency applies both to future and to existing buildings. The authors have identified the problem of finding a new energy efficient methodology of organization of the construction process. The authors also provide their definition of an energy efficient building. The principles of systems engineering of energy efficient buildings are also formulated in the article. The principle of a functional system means that the energy efficiency represents a systemic factor of the construction process. The probabilistic-statistical principle means that the energy efficiency of the construction process is variable because of exposure to random factors, so they should be characterized by the distributions that reflect the probability of attaining the projected values of any parameters of impact. The principle of simulation means that simulation is the only possible method of research in respect of any building taken as a complex organizational, technological and management system. The principle of interactive graphics means that the methodology of organization and management of a modern building requires the application of graphical methods of information presentation and their adjustment to the increased energy consumption rate. The principle of integration of engineering and economic constituents means that the assessment of the energy efficiency of buildings must take account of engineering, organizational and economic issues. The authors believe that the implementation of the principles of systems engineering for the purposes of energy efficient buildings should serve as the methodological basis of construction to promote the energy efficiency of the construction industry