DOUBLE SKIN FACADES – CAVITY AND EXTERIOR OPENINGS DIMENSIONSFOR SAVING ENERGY ON MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE
Taking into account Mediterranean climate particularities for Barcelona, Spain, a whole year study using TAS simulation software was carried out for a Double Skin fa(c)ade corporative office building. It is a typical office building with an extended working hours schedule for acclimatization. Four different cavity widths were simulated – 40cm, 60cm, 80cm, 100cm-as well as three different external opening areas for cavitys natural ventilation purpose. Two Double Skin fa(c)ade typologies were simulated – a corridor fa(c)ade and a multistory fa(c)ade. Simulations showed cooling loads are much greater than heating loads on a double glazed skin fa(c)ade building south oriented in a Mediterranean climate town like Barcelona. Results demonstrated that a Multistory fa(c)ade, depending on its configuration, might save up to 5％ on annual cooling loads respect to a Corridor fa(c)ade. Different opening areas and cavity depths shall be used for different typologies in order to obtaining good energy results.
Building simulation Double Skin fa(c)ade Energy Efficiency Cooling Loads Energy saving.
Mauricio Torres Pere Alavedra Amado Guzmán Eva Cuerva Carla Planas Raquel Clemente Vanessa Escalona
Department of Construction Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Catalu?a, Barcelona, Spain.Av Dia Grup JG Enginyers Consultors, Barcelona, Spain.
国际会议
北京
英文
2007-09-03（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）