A study of the effectiveness of different control strategies in double skin facades in warm and humid climates

Journal of Building Performance Simulation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-187

  Haase, Matthias ^a   Amato, Alex ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b Davis Langdon Management Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airflow; Double skin facade; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CONTROL STRATEGIES; COOLING LOAD; DOUBLE-SKIN FACADES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION SAVING; ENERGY SAVING; EXHAUST AIRFLOW; FACADE DESIGN; HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE; HUMID CLIMATES; NETWORK SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL; SOLAR HEAT GAINS; THERMAL BUILDING SIMULATION; WINDOW DESIGNS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; WINDOWS;

FACADES;

EID: 75349114517     PISSN: 19401493     EISSN: 19401507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19401490902984929     Document Type: Article

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