Energy Saving Technologies in the use of Underground Space at Different Stages of the Building Life Cycle

Due to the problems of global warming and the depletion of fossil energy resources, energy conservation has become an important part of building design and use. Because energy conservation is the practice of conserving energy without sacrificing people’s thermal comfort, underground construction has a number of benefits that, through research, could greatly influence energy saving efforts in modern building practice. In addition to their primary functions, underground structures have great energy saving potential by exchanging heat with the ground to heat and cool spaces. However, their effectiveness in harsh climates has not yet been sufficiently studied. The reason for evaluating an underground space is its potential energy savings compared to a conventional above ground building and is based on some unique technical characteristics. This article is aimed at the development of energy saving in the field of underground space. The main factors of underground structures influencing the expediency of attracting investments are analyzed. Attention is drawn to the importance of increasing initial costs at the early stages of a building’s life cycle in order to significantly reduce costs at the stage of operation of capital facilities.

S.G. SHEINA¹, Doctor of Sciences (Engineering) (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.),
N.P. UMNYAKOVA^2,3, Doctor of Sciences (Engineering);
L.V. GIRYA¹, Candidate of Sciences (Engineering),
R.I. DOBROVOLSKII¹, Master

¹ Don State Technical University (1, Gagarin Square, Rostov-on-Don, 344000, Russian Federation)
² Research Institute of Building Physics of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (21, Lokomotivny Driveway, Moscow, 127238, Russian Federation)
³ National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (26, Yaroslavskoe Highway, Moscow, 129337, Russian Federation)

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