Evaluation of the effects of courtyard building shapes on solar heat gains and energy efficiency according to different climatic regions

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 192-199

  Yaşa, Enes ^a   Ok, Vildan ^b  

^a NEU Faculty of Architecture   (Turkey)

^b Üresin Apt Gülden Sok ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Building shape optimization; CFD Fluent; Climatic comfort; Courtyard building; Energy performance in buildings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894285116     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.12.042     Document Type: Article

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