Maximizing the performance of an energy generating façade in terms of energy saving strategies

Renewable Energy

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 294-305

  Bayoumi, Mohannad ^a   Fink, Dietrich ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Building performance; Energy efficiency; Facade optimization; Photovoltaic; Plus energy; Scripting

Indexed keywords

OFFICE BUILDINGS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY;

BUILDING PERFORMANCE; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY-SAVING STRATEGIES; MULTICRITERIA OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PLUS-ENERGY; SCRIPTING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CODE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

EID: 84890358606     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.11.054     Document Type: Article

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