Life Cycle Energy Assessment of European Airport Terminal Buildings According to Glass Facades

Abstract

In this study, a life cycle energy assessment was made for energy consumption based on the glazed facades of airport terminal buildings for ten European cities. In the glazed facades, double glazing with an air gap is used. The vertical or different inclined angles of the glazed facade have been investigated. The overall heat transfer coefficient has been calculated based on conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer case. The heating and cooling degree-day values ??were calculated by taking the indoor temperature 22 °C for the heating period of the airport buildings and 24 °C for the cooling period. The present worth factor value has been calculated, depending on the interest and inflation rates in the selected European countries. Natural gas was used as an energy source during the heating period and electricity during the cooling period. In the calculations, natural gas and electricity prices in the selected European countries are taken into account. Accordingly, heat energy load, cool energy load, and life cycle energy total cost (LCET) calculations have been made for the long term. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.