{"id":18879,"date":"2026-05-23T13:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rymast.com\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=18879"},"modified":"2026-05-23T17:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:24:42","slug":"energy-performance-optimization-and-lighting-enhancement-of-a-historic-church-with-a-sustainable-architecture-approach-arizona","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/rymast.com\/en\/projects\/energy-performance-optimization-and-lighting-enhancement-of-a-historic-church-with-a-sustainable-architecture-approach-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Performance Optimization and Lighting Enhancement of a Historic Church with a Sustainable Architecture Approach | Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18879\" class=\"elementor elementor-18879\" data-elementor-post-type=\"projects\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ea1d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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elementor-size-default\">Dr. Amirhossein Janzadeh<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b70303 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b70303\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4454f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4454f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150339b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"150339b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f189ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f189ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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As a result, while they hold significant cultural and architectural value, they often exhibit lower energy performance compared to contemporary buildings.<\/p><p>The studied church represents such a case. As a historic structure with thick masonry brick walls and traditional construction, the building previously demonstrated relatively high energy consumption, particularly in its lighting system. The extensive reliance on fluorescent artificial lighting increased annual electricity demand and generated unwanted internal heat gains.<\/p><p>Given the building\u2019s functional pattern\u2014intermittent occupancy and specific operating hours\u2014the efficiency of the lighting system plays a critical role in overall energy performance. 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title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b76efb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b76efb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3ebf9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d3ebf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7677d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e7677d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59a5e4 elementor-widget 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General Objectives<\/p><ul><li>Reduce operational energy consumption of the building<\/li><li>Improve indoor lighting quality and spatial comfort<\/li><li>Preserve the architectural authenticity of the historic structure<\/li><li>Align building performance with the requirements of the <strong>ASHRAE 90.1<\/strong> standard<\/li><\/ul><p>2. Technical Objectives<\/p><ul><li>Reduce lighting loads and heat gains from equipment<\/li><li>Improve daylight efficiency through daylight-guiding panels<\/li><li>Increase the thermal resistance of masonry walls<\/li><li>Control energy losses without structural alterations<\/li><li>Improve indoor temperature stability and thermal comfort for occupants<\/li><\/ul><p>These objectives served as evaluation criteria for all simulation scenarios conducted in the study.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0b42f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e0b42f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a0544 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"27a0544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;enable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"41551172\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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data-id=\"72548a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Design Strategy and Thermal Performance Optimization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd4cc47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd4cc47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The building retrofit was conducted through a <strong>sustainable architecture approach<\/strong>, focusing on envelope optimization and daylight utilization. The existing brick walls and their thermal mass were preserved, while the design strategy emphasized reducing energy demand and utilizing the building\u2019s passive environmental potential.<\/p><p>An energy model of the building was developed in <strong>DesignBuilder<\/strong>, incorporating occupancy patterns and thermal properties of construction materials. The simulations focused particularly on lighting and heating performance to accurately evaluate the impact of each design modification.<\/p><p>The following parameters were analyzed to assess performance:<\/p><ul><li>Annual lighting energy consumption<\/li><li>Heating energy consumption<\/li><li>Lighting share of total energy demand<\/li><li>Thermal behavior of masonry walls<\/li><li>Indoor temperature fluctuations and thermal stability<\/li><li>Impact of daylight utilization on energy reduction<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a58415c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a58415c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1f18c e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"ee1f18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;enable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"249688460\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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The proposed building model was standardized according to <strong>ASHRAE 90.1<\/strong> to ensure a valid comparison between the pre-retrofit and post-retrofit conditions.<\/p><p>Analysis of the simulation outputs indicates the following:<\/p><h4>Lighting Energy Consumption<\/h4><p>Annual and monthly charts demonstrated that replacing fluorescent fixtures with LED lighting and installing linear dimming controls significantly reduced lighting energy consumption across all months. The use of daylight-guiding panels increased the penetration depth of natural daylight, reducing the need for artificial lighting during daytime hours.<\/p><h4>Heating Energy Consumption<\/h4><p>Heating energy reductions were modest but meaningful. The thick masonry walls maintained their thermal mass behavior, moderating indoor temperature fluctuations, while the injected cellulose insulation reduced heat loss.<\/p><h4>Thermal Behavior of the Building Envelope<\/h4><p>Envelope performance analysis showed that thermal resistance increased without disrupting the dynamic thermal mass behavior of the masonry walls. 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Energy retrofitting not only reduces resource consumption but also enables existing buildings to comply with contemporary energy efficiency standards and sustainable development goals.<\/p><p>Such an approach provides a practical and transferable model for similar historic building retrofit projects.<\/p><p><strong>For consultation and energy management services for your projects, feel free to contact us.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2eacea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2eacea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2346739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2346739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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