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Energy efficiency in building envelopes through ground integration
Energy efficiency in building envelopes is still a matter of great concern for designers, users, and governments all over the world. It will become all the more important due to shortages of conventional energy in the foreseeable future. A study sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University of London, UK, examines the building envelope of houses common in the Delhi region of India. The thermal environment in a traditional building envelope is determined, an index quantifying thermal discomfort is established, and thermal discomfort is calculated. Design options with different degrees of ground integration of building envelopes are considered. The thermal discomfort is quantified as a function of ambient climate and the extent of ground integration. The methodology of computer simulation is used to determine the thermal performance of different design options. It is concluded that thermal discomfort in a building envelope with ground integration may be reduced by up to 13.3 Kelvin hours (Kh). It signifies that an occupant will have lesser discomfort equivalent to 1 degrees C for 13.3 hours.
Energy efficiency in building envelopes through ground integration
Energy efficiency in building envelopes is still a matter of great concern for designers, users, and governments all over the world. It will become all the more important due to shortages of conventional energy in the foreseeable future. A study sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University of London, UK, examines the building envelope of houses common in the Delhi region of India. The thermal environment in a traditional building envelope is determined, an index quantifying thermal discomfort is established, and thermal discomfort is calculated. Design options with different degrees of ground integration of building envelopes are considered. The thermal discomfort is quantified as a function of ambient climate and the extent of ground integration. The methodology of computer simulation is used to determine the thermal performance of different design options. It is concluded that thermal discomfort in a building envelope with ground integration may be reduced by up to 13.3 Kelvin hours (Kh). It signifies that an occupant will have lesser discomfort equivalent to 1 degrees C for 13.3 hours.
Energy efficiency in building envelopes through ground integration
Energiewirkungsgrad in Gebäudeummantelungen durch Grundintegration
Garg, N.K. (author) / Oreszczyn, T. (author)
Solar Energy ; 53 ; 427-430
1994
4 Seiten, 3 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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