For some climates, both heating and cooling are needed in order to provide internal thermal comfort in buildings throughout the year.
Is there any appropriate method to rigorously choose the heating and cooling seasons which should be considered in the calculations of the energy consumption in buildings?
To be significant, calculations must be done over a whole year. to capture the effect of the variability.
For many countries, there are standardized heat (or cooling) demand profiles for buildings available.
I send you a paper "Analysis of Building Electric Energy Consumption Data Using an
Improved Cooling Degree Day Method". I think it's good.
Salem
You can use Visual DOE software, allowing to calculate monthly loads and energy consumption as function of architectural design, materials, weather........
Regards
In concern with heating and cooling seasons selection,
There exist a space comfort temperature value for summer and winter seasons usually lies in 20-25 degree calcius. Compare the average ambient temperature with desired comfort temperature value. If ambient ambient temperature is lower than comfort temp. value, it means heating system is required and vice versa.
In this way, heating and cooling seasons could be choosed for providing thermal comfort in buildings throughout the year.
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