Effect of louver shading devices on building energy requirements

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2040-2049

  Palmero Marrero, Ana I ^a   Oliveira, Armando C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Building simulation; EES; Energy requirements; Solar louvers; TRNSYS

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

BUILDING SIMULATION; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; SOLAR LOUVERS; SOLAR PROTECTIONS; THERMAL CONDITION; TRNSYS;

BUILDINGS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SEASONALITY; SHADING; SOFTWARE;

EID: 77950860142     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.11.020     Document Type: Article

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