A parametric fenestration design approach for optimizing thermal and daylighting performance in complex urban settings

43rd ASES National Solar Conference 2014, SOLAR 2014, Including the 39th National Passive Solar Conference and the 2nd Meeting of Young and Emerging Professionals in Renewable Energy

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 87-94

  Gamas, Alejandro ^a   Konis, Kyle ^a   Kensek, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; DAYLIGHTING; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RETROFITTING;

COMMERCIAL BUILDING; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS; EARLY STAGE DESIGNS; ENERGY USE INTENSITIES; PERFORMANCE OUTCOME; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; USEFUL DAYLIGHT ILLUMINANCE (UDI);

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84944751785     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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