Evaluation of indoor thermal environmental, energy and daylighting performance of thermotropic windows

Building and Environment

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 283-290

  Yao, Jian ^a,b   Zhu, Neng ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Building energy; Daylight; Indoor thermal environment; Thermotropic materials; Windows

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY; BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; BUILDING ENVELOPES; BUILDING SIMULATION; COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE; DAYLIGHT; DOUBLE-GLAZED WINDOW; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINDOWS; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DAYLIGHT SIMULATION; DAYLIGHTING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; SOLAR BUILDINGS; WINDOWS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDOOR AIR; LIGHT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 81255171235     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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