23. Improvement of Energy Saving Concept

In this chapter, we will present the most significant technique to reduce the energy consumption and to enhance energy saving. Green cover is the central support to save energy. Better-insulated structures need a smaller amount of energy to heat and cool than those that are not comparably insulated. The curtain wall is the other means to save energy. Curtain wall is not proposed to supporter in maintaining the structural integrity of a building. Deceased loads and live loads are thus not proposed to be transferred via the curtain wall to the foundations. Heat recovery system is a fundamental technique to save energy. The energy recovery system is intended to provide continuous or timed ventilation throughout a building, and to recover the energy carried in the exhausted stale air. Architect can utilize energy break concept by moving a flux of suitable air from the underground space by means of the double skin façade to generate a thermal obstacle, to stop or annihilate the transfer of energy interior to exterior and inverse for cold climate situation and hot climate.