Unsteady simulation of energy performance and thermal comfort in non-residential buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 482-491

  Buratti, C ^a   Moretti, E ^a   Belloni, E ^a   Cotana, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building thermal performance; Solar radiation; Thermal comfort; Unsteady state simulation; Windows

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING ORIENTATION; BUILDING THERMAL PERFORMANCE; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGYPLUS; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXTERNAL WALLS; GLAZING SYSTEMS; IN-BUILDINGS; NATURAL LIGHT; OUTDOOR-AIR TEMPERATURE; PREDICTED MEAN VOTE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS; UNSTEADY SIMULATIONS; UNSTEADY STATE; WEATHER DATABASE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GLAZES; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WINDOWS;

THERMAL COMFORT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY USE; INDOOR AIR; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LIGHT;

ITALY; PERUGIA; UMBRIA;

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 84870457028     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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