Daylighting characterstics of existing double-skin façade office buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 279-286

  Shameri, M A ^a   Alghoul, M A ^a   Elayeb, Omkalthum ^a   Zain, M Fauzi M ^a   Alrubaih, M S ^a   Amir, Halizawati ^a   Sopian, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Daylighting characteristics; Existing double skin fa ade office building; IES Virtual Environment software

Indexed keywords

EXPOSED TO; HUMAN COMFORTS; IES VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; ILLUMINANCE REQUIREMENTS; OFFICE SPACE; OVERCAST SKIES; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; SUBTROPICAL CLIMATES; VENTILATION STRATEGY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DAYLIGHTING;

EID: 84873640994     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.12.025     Document Type: Article

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