On the performance of double skin facades in different environmental conditions

Zerefos, S

dc.contributor.author	Zerefos, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:56:21Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:56:21Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	14786451	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/28074
dc.subject	Building performance	en
dc.subject	Building simulation	en
dc.subject	Double skin facades	en
dc.subject.other	Climatology	en
dc.subject.other	Cooling	en
dc.subject.other	Heating	en
dc.subject.other	Lighting	en
dc.subject.other	Structural analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Building performance	en
dc.subject.other	Building simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Double skin facades	en
dc.subject.other	Facades	en
dc.subject.other	Climatology	en
dc.subject.other	Cooling	en
dc.subject.other	Facades	en
dc.subject.other	Heating	en
dc.subject.other	Lighting	en
dc.subject.other	Structural analysis	en
dc.subject.other	architectural design	en
dc.subject.other	cooling	en
dc.subject.other	environmental conditions	en
dc.subject.other	heating	en
dc.subject.other	indoor air	en
dc.subject.other	performance assessment	en
dc.subject.other	shading	en
dc.title	On the performance of double skin facades in different environmental conditions	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/14786450701803239	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786450701803239	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	This paper compares the heating and cooling loads between a double skin façade and a single skin façade in different and contrasting climates. The thermal and lighting properties of both types of facades are calculated, based on the hypothesis of a virtual south facing office room. The results of the above calculations show that in climates with high sunshine duration, the difference in heating and cooling loads is less for a double skin façade in comparison to a single skin facade. This difference ranges from about 30% in the Mediterranean to about 40% in the Arabian peninsula in the case that the single skin building is not equipped with automatic shading devices, whereas in the case that both buildings have automatic shading devices the above percentages range from about 5.5% to 7.5%, respectively. The same difference in heating and cooling loads between the two types of facades is significantly reduced in colder Continental climates such as Moscow, as well as temperate climates such as London.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Sustainable Energy	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/14786450701803239	en
dc.identifier.volume	26	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	221	en
dc.identifier.epage	229	en