Effect of courtyard shape factor on heating and cooling energy loads in hot-dry climatic zone

Energy Procedia

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 2100-2105

  Maniotlu G ^a   Koclar Oral G ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Building form; Courtyard; Energy requirement; Hot dry climatic zone

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; HEATING;

BUILDING ENVELOPES; CLIMATIC ZONE; COURTYARD; COURTYARD BUILDING; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; EXTERNAL WALLS; HEATING AND COOLING; HEATING AND COOLING LOADS;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 84962490184     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.250     Document Type: Conference Paper

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