Energy and visual performance of the silica aerogel glazing system in commercial buildings of Hong Kong

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-72

  Huang, Yu ^a   Niu, Jian Lei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Indoor environment quality; Silica aerogel glazing system; Thermal comfort; Visual comfort

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL COMFORT;

COMMERCIAL BUILDING; ILLUMINATION LEVELS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; OPERATIVE TEMPERATURE; SILICA AEROGELS; SUPER INSULATING GLAZING; VISUAL COMFORT;

GLAZES;

EID: 84936875078     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.06.053     Document Type: Article

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