Comprehensive analysis on thermal and daylighting performance of glazing and shading designs on office building envelope in cooling-dominant climates

Applied Energy

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 215-228

  Huang, Yu ^a   Niu, Jian lei ^a   Chung, Tse ming ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building envelope; Energy efficient design; Low e glazing; Shading design; Solar heat gain

Indexed keywords

DAYLIGHTING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLAZES; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SOLAR BUILDINGS;

BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BUILDING ENVELOPES; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; ENERGY-EFFICIENT DESIGN; ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINDOWS; LOW-E GLAZING; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOLAR HEAT GAINS;

DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CLIMATE EFFECT; COOLING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84906498955     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.07.100     Document Type: Article

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