INFLUENCE OF GLAZING TYPES AND VENTILATION PRINCIPLES IN DOUBLE SKIN FAÇADES ON DELIVERED HEATING AND COOLING ENERGY DURING HEATING SEASON IN AN OFFICE BUILDING

Abstract

Double skin façade represents an additional skin on the outside wall of the uilding with the idea of reducing building's energy demand. The zone formed by dding a skin can be sealed or ventilated either naturally or mechanically. This aper shows the results of delivered heating and cooling energy for an office uilding during heating season with 3 different ventilation strategies and 90 ouble skin façade configurations. The results were obtained by using nergyPlus simulation program. In all observed cases, adding double skin açade leads to a decrease in delivered heating energy by as much as 55.80%, ut delivered cooling energy might increase if proper glazing type is not selected. he best results were obtained by using triple glazing as inner skin of double açade.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2012-04-27
  • Revision Date2012-05-27
  • Acceptance Date2012-06-16

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI120427183I

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