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At 'Les Balcons de Velchee', a group of flats in Eastern France, the south-west facades have fully glazed enclosures to exploit solar gain. This paper from the Sophia-Antipolis division of the CSTB reports a detailed investigation which showed that occupants do not follow the 'standard' behaviour assumed in heating need calculations. The effect on actual thermal performance is significant, though the energy-saving advantages of sunspaces are still considerable. The article is based on a paper given at the 1986 Lisbon symposium of CIB working commission W67.
At 'Les Balcons de Velchee', a group of flats in Eastern France, the south-west facades have fully glazed enclosures to exploit solar gain. This paper from the Sophia-Antipolis division of the CSTB reports a detailed investigation which showed that occupants do not follow the 'standard' behaviour assumed in heating need calculations. The effect on actual thermal performance is significant, though the energy-saving advantages of sunspaces are still considerable. The article is based on a paper given at the 1986 Lisbon symposium of CIB working commission W67.
How people use their sunspaces
Bourdeau, Luc (author)
Building Research & Information ; 16 ; 167-171
1988-01-01
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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