To retrofit museum buildings for achieving a balance between indoor comfort and carbon emissions,the study focuses on a typical museum building in Xi'an and considers two key aspects:enhancing building performance and utilizing renewable energy.Regarding performance enhancement,leveraging Latin hypercube sampling techniques and multidimensional design parameters,a comprehensive energy consumption simulation database is constructed to facilitate an analysis of the relationship between building energy consumption and parameter design,coupled with the TOPSIS method to seek the optimal solution for evaluation metrics.Additionally,sensitivity analysis of variables is conducted,providing objective and scientific support for decision-making.In terms of renewable energy utilization,the study proposes the optimal inclination and azimuth angles for solar photovoltaic power generation in Xi'an.The results,demonstrated through the Shaanxi History Museum case study,show a significant improvement in museum comfort levels by 1.43%.Moreover,the total carbon emissions,heating-related emissions,and cooling-related emissions are reduced by 57.9%,70.9%,and 39.8%respectively.Notably,the annual electricity generation from the rooftop photovoltaic panels fulfills 94%of the energy demand after the enhancement of building performance.
museumLow-carbon retrofittingbuilding carbon emissionsperformance simulationsolar photovoltaic power generation