Processes for Sustaining Energy in Noncertified Historic Buildings: A Case Study of Smith Plantation

Jacqueline Furcha Stephens; Hussein Faud Abaza

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Processes for Sustaining Energy in Noncertified Historic Buildings: A Case Study of Smith Plantation

Jacqueline Furcha Stephens, Hussein Faud Abaza

Published in American Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 9, Issue 3)

Received: 3 July 2021 Accepted: 22 July 2021 Published: 11 August 2021

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This paper addresses energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and water consumption in historic buildings. Building sustainability has become a worldwide issue from new construction to existing buildings. Historic buildings make up a large part of existing buildings throughout the world, making it essential that research is done to provide these buildings with sustainable options. The areas of special concerns in renovating historic buildings are improving indoor environmental quality, indoor air quality, water efficiency, and energy efficiency while maintaining the historical value of these buildings. This paper presents a case study of the Smith Plantation in Metro Atlanta, Georgia. The study includes 1) field verification and existing condition assessment of the thermal comfort, energy consumption, and indoor air quality. 2) Building information modeling was used to simulate the energy performance of the buildings as well as determining the CO₂ footprint. These models were calibrated and verified against field readings. 3) the simulation models were used to generate design and renovation alternatives to improve the energy efficiency of these buildings as well as reducing the CO₂ footprint without impacting the originality of these buildings. This study will provide general design guidelines and renovation options for historic buildings to reduce energy consumption and creating a smaller carbon footprint while maintaining the authenticity of the buildings.

Published in	American Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 9, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajee.20210903.11
Page(s)	60-67
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Indoor Air Quality, Historic Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Modeling, Sustainability, Building Information Modeling

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Jacqueline Furcha Stephens

Construction Management Department, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, the United States
Hussein Faud Abaza

Construction Management Department, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, the United States

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