Analyzing sunlight duration and optimum shading using a sky map

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3138-3148

  Cheung, H D ^a   Chung, T M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Densely packed building environment; External shading; Probable sunlight duration; Sky map; Sky patch

Indexed keywords

FACADES; GRAPHIC METHODS; SOLAR RADIATION; WINDOWS;

EXTERNAL SHADING; SKY MAP; SKY PATCH; SUNLIGHT DURATION;

DAYLIGHTING;

DAYLIGHTING; FACADES; GRAPHIC METHODS; SOLAR RADIATION; WINDOWS;

BUILDING; NUMERICAL METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; SHADING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 34147123673     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.07.030     Document Type: Article

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