Assessment of seasonal energy efficiency strategies of a double skin façade in a monsoon climate region

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4352-4376

  Hong, Taehoon ^a   Kim, Jimin ^a   Lee, Juyoung ^a   Koo, Choongwan ^a   Park, Hyo Seon ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Airflow operating method; Double skin fa ade (DSF); East Asian monsoon climate; Energy saving effect; Green wall; Library facility; Life cycle cost; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GLOBAL WARMING; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; THERMAL INSULATION;

AIRFLOW OPERATING METHOD; DOUBLE SKIN; EAST ASIAN MONSOON; ENERGY-SAVING EFFECT; GREEN WALL; LIFECYCLE COSTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84894592202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6094352     Document Type: Article

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