Effect of courtyard proportions on solar heat gain and energy requirement in the temperate climate of Rome

Building and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-253

  Muhaisen, Ahmed S ^a   Gadi, Mohamed B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Courtyard building; Energy requirement; Solar heat gain; Thermal simulation

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE HEATING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COURTYARD BUILDING; ENERGY REQUIREMENT; SOLAR HEAT GAIN; SOLAR SHADING; THERMAL SIMULATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

CLIMATE;

EID: 26944477700     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.01.031     Document Type: Article

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2. C.L. Hinrichs The architecture of the courtyard house as generated by passive solar energy and other factors 1987 Manchester University Manchester
3. Andrew John Marsh. Performance analysis and conceptual design. Thesis, The University of Western Australia. Australia, 1997.