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On the performance of double skin facades in different environmental conditions

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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


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