Chengnan Shi
Current Organizations / Institutes
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Chengnan Shi has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Chunyu Du
Department of Architecture, School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
1 shared publication - Deng Pan
Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
1 shared publication - Huibo Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1 shared publication - Jingwen Rui
China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
1 shared publication - Ya Chen
China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 17 November 2019
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 11 (22) , 6471
Survey on the Indoor Thermal Environment and Passive Design of Rural Residential Houses in the HSCW Zone of China
Despite their high energy consumption, rural residential houses in the hot summer and cold winter (HSCW) zone still have a generally poor indoor thermal environment. The objective of this study was to understand the current status of the indoor thermal environment for rural residential houses in the HSCW zone and analyze its cause in order to develop some strategies for improvement through passive design of the building envelope. Face-to-face questionnaires and interviews, air-tightness testing, and temperature and humidity monitoring were conducted to understand the building envelope, energy consumption, and indoor thermal environment. Then, some passive design strategies were simulated, including the application of functional interior materials such as hygroscopic and phase change materials. An overall passive design for the building envelope can increase the room temperature by 3.6 °C, reduce the indoor relative humidity by 12% in the winter, and reduce the room temperature by 4.4 °C in the summer. In addition, the annual energy-saving rate can reach ~35%.
- 17 November 2019
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 11 (22) , 6471
Open AccessSurvey on the Indoor Thermal Environment and Passive Design of Rural Residential Houses in the HSCW Zone of China
Despite their high energy consumption, rural residential houses in the hot summer and cold winter (HSCW) zone still have a generally poor indoor thermal environment. The objective of this study was to understand the current status of the indoor thermal environment for rural residential houses in the HSCW zone and analyze its cause in order to develop some strategies for improvement through passive design of the building envelope. Face-to-face questionnaires and interviews, air-tightness testing, and temperature and humidity monitoring were conducted to understand the building envelope, energy consumption, and indoor thermal environment. Then, some passive design strategies were simulated, including the application of functional interior materials such as hygroscopic and phase change materials. An overall passive design for the building envelope can increase the room temperature by 3.6 °C, reduce the indoor relative humidity by 12% in the winter, and reduce the room temperature by 4.4 °C in the summer. In addition, the annual energy-saving rate can reach ~35%.