Comprehensive dynamic building simulations are used in order to conduct sensitivity analyses on the influence of building shell parameters to the heating and cooling demands of a variety of building types in Morocco. In a first step, five climatic zones are defined covering the range of specific heating and cooling demand combinations of a reference building located in eleven locations throughout Morocco. Afterwards, 22 single parameter variations for each building type and each climate zone are performed and analyzed in such a way, that suitable promising combinations can be defined as well. This procedure is faster and easier to analyze than a multidimensional regression. The results show indeed that the selected combinations may reduce energy demands substantially. This paper explains the procedure and results in detail for one residential type of building and for one typical non-residential building. The major overall results are discussed.

building simulation, thermal regulation, Morocco
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PhD, Professor for Renewable Energies at HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelminenhofstr. 75A, D-12459 Berlin, Germany, phone +49 30 50 19 21 11, fax +49 30 50 19 21 15, email: [email protected]

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Dipl.-Ing., consulting engineer, Bauplanung Eberhard Roski, Wedenstr. 10a, D-18292 Krakow am See, Germany, phone +49 38457 23105, fax +49 38457-23186, email: [email protected]

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PhD, Energy Consulting, ECOTECH – ALMEE , Lebanese Association for Energy Saving and Environment, Beirut, Lebanon, phone +961 3 60 75 90, email: [email protected]

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CV engineer, project manager GIZ “Promotion of Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Morocco”, BP 433, 10 001 Rabat R.P., 2 Av. Tour Hassan, Morocco, phone +212 537 77 78 26, fax +212 537 77 78 61, email: [email protected]

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Dipl.-Ing. Architekt, Kienitzer Str. 120, 12049 Berlin, Germany, phone +49 30 48 82 23 00, email: [email protected]

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