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Table 4 Energy efficiency retrofit schemes for multi-story office buildings (self-reported)

From: Research on technology clusters and the energy efficiency of energy-saving retrofits of existing office buildings in different climatic regions

Problem classification

Energy efficiency technologies and measures adopted

Scheme 1

Scheme 2

Scheme 3

Energy efficiency technologies adopted by the integrated scheme

Energy efficiency technologies adopted by the high-cost-performance scheme

Energy efficiency technologies adopted by the economical scheme

Lighting

Adding a prism light-guiding system

Adding a prism light-guiding system

Adding a prism light-guiding system

Adding PV panels on the roof to provide lighting electricity

Adding PV panels on the roof to provide lighting electricity

Increasing energy efficiency lamps

Reflector

Reflector

Reflector

Adding a prism light-guiding system

Adding a prism light-guiding system

Adding a prism light-guiding system

Ventilation

Increasing draft staircases + heat recovery caps

Increasing draft staircases + ordinary vent caps

Increasing draft staircases + ordinary vent caps

Adding vents in an internal corridor

Adding vents in an internal corridor

Enlarging the opening area of the window

Thermal comfort

Green roof

Adding inverted roof

Adding inverted roof

Increasing airtightness of door and window

Increasing airtightness of door and window

Increasing airtightness of door and window

Adding anteroom

Adding anteroom

Adding anteroom

Double-layer vacuum low-E glass + bridge-cutoff aluminum alloy frame

Double-layer vacuum low-E glass

Double-layer hollow low-E-coated glass

PV panel sunshade

Push-pull plate sunshade

External grating sunshade

System

Optimizing cooling system and realizing modularization retrofit

Optimizing cooling system and realizing modularization retrofit

Adopting efficient pipe network equipment

Replacing or repairing fan coil

Replacing or repairing fan coil

Increasing energy efficiency lamps

Percentage of reducing the load

≥ 67.11%

≥ 51.3%

≥ 36.25%

Estimated construction cost

RMB 5 million

RMB 2 million

RMB 0.5 million