Improved Thermal

Performance for Energy

Efficient Building
Why focus on
energy
efficiency?

Satisfy building code

Enhance building
performance

Reduce cost of
building operations

Sustainability of
environment
Climate change

Green house gas

Carbon dioxide emission

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Sustainable eco-development

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The Reality!

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 Why we are concern?
Buildings are the biggest energy consumer and a major CO2 polluter

33% 26% 41%

of all energy in EU is used for of all energy in EU is used by of all energy in EU is used by
transport industry buildings

2/3 of energy consumption in buildings is Up to 90% of this expensive energy is

used for heating, cooling and ventilation needlessly wasted

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 Why we are concern?

In South East Asia, buildings consume 30% to 40% of total energy

END-USE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN SINGAPORE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN MALAYSIA IN 2011

Other
Transport 0.5%
5% Residential
21.4%
Industry
Households
43% Industry
18%
43.8%

Buildings Commercial
31% 34.3%

Source: Source:
National Environmental Agency Singapore Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Malaysia

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Challenges of the building industry
Mitigate climate change with
energy efficient designs

Building Climatic
Design Conditions
Design to adapt to the effect
of climate change

Passive building design

High thermal efficient building fabric
Reduce building cooling load
Improve occupants comfort

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Office Building
Energy Performance

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About EnergyPlus
EnergyPlus help the design team:
‰ Introduce energy efficiency early in the design process.
‰ Perform better analysis of energy efficient features.
‰ Verification tools for Green Building Index or Green Mark

Test and Validation:

‰ Analytical test

‰ Comparative test

‰ Release & executable test

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Simulation Model Information – Office Building
Total Building Area (m2) 4982.19 (3-storey)

Net Conditioned Building Area (m2) 4982.19

Unconditioned Building Area (m2) 0

Weather File KL

Window-to-wall ratio 33%

Gross Roof Area 1660.7

Air-conditioning setting at 22deg C 7:00am – 18:00pm On

18:00pm – 7:00am Off
Building simulation construction details

Flat Roof 200mm thk concrete slab

+ Acoustic ceiling tile

External Wall Curtain wall with vision glass and

spandrel wall

Ceiling Acoustic ceiling tile with grid system

Base case energy consumption without insulation

Total Energy Consumption : 2884.67 GJ
Building Energy Intensity : 161 Kwh/m2/year
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Simulation 1
– Roof with Insulation

External Wall Curtain wall with vision glass and spandrel wall
Ceiling Acoustic ceiling tile with grid system
Flat Roof 200mm thk concrete slab with ROCKWOOL
Insulation 50mm on ceiling tiles
R-value 1.93 m²K/W
U-value 0.52 W/m²K
Baseline ≤ 0.6 W/m²K

Total Energy Consumption : 2795.01 GJ

Base Case Energy Consumption : 2884.67 GJ
Energy Saving : 3.1%

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 Simulation 2
– Ceiling with Insulation

Flat Roof 200mm thk concrete slab

+ Acoustic ceiling tile
External Curtain wall with vision glass and spandrel
Wall wall
Ceiling Acoustic ceiling tile with grid system +
ROCKWOOL Insulation 50mm thk

Total Energy Consumption : 2759.04 GJ

Base Case Energy Consumption : 2884.67 GJ
Energy Saving : 4.36%

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 Simulation 3
External wall with Insulation

Roof 200mm thk concrete slab

+ Acoustic ceiling tile
External Curtain wall with vision glass and spandrel
wall wall
+ ROCKWOOL Insulation 50mm thk
R-value 1.72 m²K/W

U-value 0.58 W/m²K

OTTV 63.68 W/m²

Total Energy Consumption : 2652.76 GJ

Base Case Energy Consumption : 2884.67 GJ
Energy Saving : 8%
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Energy consumption profile with insulation use

3000

2900

Non‐insulation
2800

Insulated Roof
2700

Insulated Ceiling
2600

Insulated Ext Wall
2500
Insulated
2400 Envelope

2300

Total Energy Consumption (GJ)

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Energy reduction with
insulation

3-storey office energy design

U-value No Roof Ceiling External Roof, ext. wall &
insulation insulation insulation wall ceiling insulation
Elements insulation
Flat Roof 2.17W/m²K 0.52W/m²K 2.17W/m²K 2.17W/m²K 0.52W/m²K
External Wall 4.07W/m²K 4.07W/m²K 4.07W/m²K 0.58W/m²K 0.58W/m²K

Ceiling 2.08W/m²K 2.08W/m²K 0.51W/m²K 2.08W/m²K 0.51 W/m²K

Energy 2884.67GJ 2795.01 GJ 2759.04 GJ 2652.76 GJ 2496.65GJ
consumption
Energy 0 3.1% 4.36 % 8% 13.45%
reduction
Cost saving/ 0 9,963 13,960 25,770 43,116
annum

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Energy reduction with insulation in office building

Kwh/m2/year

Non- Insulated Insulated Insulated Insulated

insulation Roof Ceiling Ext Wall whole
building
Return of
Investment 0 2.83 6.06 1.3 3.40
(Year)
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Bungalow House
Energy Performance

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Energy efficiency performance – Residential House
Total Building Area (m2) 1303.62

Net Conditioned Building Area (m2) 907.45

Unconditioned Building Area (m2) 396.16

Weather File KL

Gross Roof Area 547.11

Air-conditioning setting at 25deg C 8:00am – 18:00pm Off

18:00pm – 8:00am On

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Simulation construction details
Flat roof
Construction details Insulation
Flat Roof 100mm thk concrete slab ROCKWOOL
50mm

Slope Single skin profile metal roof ROCKWOOL

Roof with aluminum foil below 50mm Slope roof

Int. Floor 100mm thk concrete No insulation

External 270mm thk double brick wall ROCKWOOL
Wall with 19mm gypsum wall lining 50mm
on the internal side
Internal 19mm gypsum board wall No insulation
Wall system
External wall

Ceiling Ceiling plasterboard with metal ROCKWOOL

grid system 50mm

Ceiling
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Energy efficiency improvement

2-storey residential house energy design

U-value No Roof Ceiling External Roof, ext.

insulation insulation insulation wall wall & ceiling
Elements insulation insulation
Flat Roof 4.1 W/m²K 0.61 W/m²K 4.1 W/m²K 4.1 W/m²K 0.61 W/m²K
Slope Roof 5.88 W/m²K 0.64 W/m²K 5.88 W/m²K 5.88 W/m²K 0.64 W/m²K
External 2.28 W/m²K 2.28 W/m²K 2.28 W/m²K 0.51 W/m²K 0.51 W/m²K
Wall
Ceiling 4.1 W/m²K 4.1 W/m²K 0.61 W/m²K 4.1 W/m²K 0.61 W/m²K
Energy 424.03 GJ 392.52 GJ 401.65 GJ 375.09 GJ 326.63 GJ
consumptio
n
Energy 0 7.4 % 5.3% 11.5% 23%
reduction
Cost saving/ 0 3,501 2,486 5,438 10,823
annum
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Terrace House
Energy Performance
 Simulation Model Information – Terrace House

Total Net Uncondition Weather North Hours Gross Window-

Building Conditioned ed Building File Axis Simulated Roof Wall-
Area (m2) Building Area (m2) Angle Area Ratio
Area (m2)

275.7 183.05 92.65 KL 20 8760 118.2 6.2%

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Simulation scenario – Terrace house

Scenario 1 Scenario 2
Air-Con Setting Operation Time Air-Con Setting Operation Time
23 deg C 24 hours 23 deg C 18:00pm – 23:00pm
25 deg C 24 hours 25 deg C 21:00pm – 7:00am
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Simulation construction details
Non-insulated house Insulated house
Slope Profile metal roof with Roof system includes
Roof aluminum foil ROCKWOOL
Insulation 80mm thk
(MS 1525 requirement:
≤ 0.6 W/m²K )
External 215mm external wall External wall system
Wall with 19mm gypsum includes
board on internal side ROCKWOOL
Insulation 50mm thk
Ceiling Gypsum or plaster 9.5mm Gypsum or
board - 9.5mm plaster board +
ROCKWOOL
Insulation TRS40
80mm (Ceiling under
slope roof)

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Energy consumption on 24 hours air-conditioned
house

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Energy consumption on 24
hours air-conditioned house

Terrace house in KL area

U-value No Roof Ceiling External Roof, ext. wall &
insulation insulation insulation wall ceiling insulation
Elements insulation
Sloped Roof 3.14 W/m²K 0.58 W/m²K 3.14 W/m²K 3.14W/m²K 0.58W/m²K

External Wall 1.47 W/m²K 1.47W/m²K 1.47 W/m²K 0.47W/m²K 0.47W/m²K

Ceiling 3.6 W/m²K 3.6 W/m²K 0.4 W/m²K 3.6W/m²K 0.4W/m²K8

Energy 156.75GJ 144.75GJ 144.58 GJ 139.78 GJ 122.52GJ

consumption
Energy 0 12GJ 12.17GJ 16.97GJ 34.23GJ
reduction (7.65%) (7.76%) (10.82%) (21.84%)
Cost saving/ 0 1333.4 1352.3 1885.7 3803.6
annum

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Simulation 2 – Partly operational air conditioned
house
Non-insulated house Insulated house
Air-Con 23°C 18:00pm – 23:00pm On – 5 hours operation
(Daily Operation) 25°C 21:00pm – 7:00am On – 10 hours operation
Air-Con System Ideal Load
Energy 55.16GJ 52.1GJ (79.07Kwh/m2/year)
Consumption (83.71Kwh/m2/year) (14473.38Kwh/year)
(15323.45Kwh/year)
Energy Saving 0 5.55%

Cost Saving 0 RM340

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EnergyPlus simulation summary
Roof Ceiling Ext. wall Whole Bldg
Office 3.1% 4.4% 8% 13.4%
Bungalow 7.4% 5.3% 11.5% 23%
Terrace
Findings 7.7% 7.8% 10.8% 21.8%

„It is essential to insulate whole building envelope

„Minimum insulation of 50mm would yield up to 23% energy savings.
„It is relevant and attractive to insulate office buildings and stand alone
bungalows
„6-8 years ROI is possible for the insulation investment
„Energy efficient design is an essential component to mitigate climate
change. It provide further benefits in improving building comfort.

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Energy efficient insulation
General Building Insulation
General building insulation products to
suit varying types of building application
for thermal and acoustical performances

ROCKWOOL Slab – To suit areas

ThermalRock Slab ThermalRock Blanket
where insulation where insulation rigidity
is required

ROCKWOOL Blanket – For roofing and

areas where large area of surface has to
be insulated
Roof

Interior
HVAC
Wall

Facad Interior
e Ceiling

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ROCKWOOL ThermalRock® Roofing

Roof Application
Single metal Residential, ThermalRock • Fast to install
skin/ tile roof commercial & B40
industrial Single skin roof
Double metal Commercial & ThermalRock • Superior
skin roof Industrial S80 thermal, fire &
acoustic
performance

Double skin roof

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ROCKWOOL ThermalRock® Facade

Facade Application
Curtain wall Commercial ThermalRock • Water
•Unitized S60.FF repellent
•Stick • Superior
performance
Built-up system Commercial ThermalRock S60 • Water
•Double metal repellent
wall • Superior
•Cassette performance
Masonry cavity Residential & ThermalRock S40 • Cater to
wall industrial uneven cavity
surface

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ROCKWOOL ThermalRock® Interior

Interior System Application

Dry wall partition All building ThermalRock S60 • Durability
types • Superior
performance
Ceiling Commercial - ThermalRock • Acoustic
•Perforated Office, S80.BMF absorption
ceiling education &
infrastructure
Ceiling Residential ThermalRock S40 • Thermal
•Plastered ceiling comfort

HVAC Commercial ThermalS60.BMF • Acoustic

•Acoustic duct performance
lining

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Green Product

„Green Building Index

„Singapore Green Building Product (ThermalRock S & B)

„LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)

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