Building envelopes are part of a whole: reconsidering traditional approaches

Hendriks, Leo; Linden, Kees van der

doi:10.1016/s0360-1323(02)00034-3

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“…(24)(25)(26)(27)(28). A "Fit for purpose" design process was suggested by Hendricks and Linden, (2003) when authors asserted that the objective function of energy efficiency can be achieved by considering the physical parameters of building envelope before incorporating material specific knowledge, or envelope performance evaluation systems (29). The use of thumb rules for building envelope design were regarded as "vague" and "general" by Granadeiro et al, 2013 who remarked that such abstract design approaches cannot result in achieving energy efficiency (30).…”

Section: Review Of Literature and Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decision-Making Model for Energy Efficiency with Building Envelope Design

Kaur¹,

Singh²

2022

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A building envelope, comprising of opaque (walls, roofs, basement walls) and transparent (fenestrations) components, acts as physical barrier in preventing the ingress and impact of harsh outdoor climatic conditions on indoor comfort levels, which are mostly maintained by means of HVAC systems accounting for almost 55% of total energy consumption in a typical office building in India. These buildings show a potential energy reduction from 20% to 50% with efficient designs, which involve decisions related to parameters of envelope form, orientation, windows, shading, and materials. Since high solar radiation remains major concern for 2/3rd part of year in composite climate, therefore envelope design in this climate requires logical values for design parameters, instead of thumb rules. The aim of this paper is to bring out quantified energy efficiency potential of individual and combinations of design parameters, and to present results in the form of hand-held model offering choice of decisions.

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Section: Review Of Literature and Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decision-Making Model for Energy Efficiency with Building Envelope Design

Kaur¹,

Singh²

2022

ECS Trans.

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“…Building techniques, building envelope and energy systems could be considered as a boundary subsystem, which makes a separation between outdoor environment and occupants or indoor environment [26]. The combination of all these factors will give as a result the energy performance of the dwelling.…”

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Field assessment of thermal behaviour of social housing apartments in Bilbao, Northern Spain

Terés-Zubiaga

Martín-Escudero

Erkoreka

et al. 2013

Energy and Buildings

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“…Thus, this study targets to elucidate the essence of sustainability through an explicit understanding of the interrelations between the building envelopes (particularly facades) and the environment. It is inferred that the building envelopes including the building facades, as the protecting cover of the indoor spaces, are effectively influential for future sustainable developments [28]. Moreover, it is highlighted that there is a high level of congruency between the characteristics of building envelopes and the visual, acoustical and thermal comfort of indoor spaces [29].…”

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Intelligent Facades in Low-Energy Buildings

GhaffarianHoseini

2013

BJECC

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Growing interest in development of innovative solutions for enhancement of sustainability in the built environments has been observed in recent years. According to the main constituents of buildings particularly in building envelopes, facades are expected to play a significant role towards the promotion of sustainable design in low energy buildings. This study presents a holistic review towards the analysis of 'intelligent facades' according to their types, current implementations, challenges, and ultimate impacts. Intelligent facades need to be responsive and conscious to the local climate, outdoor environment, and indoor spaces with view to parameters such as energy performance, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, visual comfort, etc. The findings demonstrate that energy modeling and simulations should be performed during the early stage of design process of buildings to ensure the practicality and effectiveness of any green implementations in buildings. In conclusion, the study recommends the intelligent facades to become an inherent constituent of green buildings for future development of low energy buildings.

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Building envelopes are part of a whole: reconsidering traditional approaches

Cited by 7 publications

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Decision-Making Model for Energy Efficiency with Building Envelope Design

Decision-Making Model for Energy Efficiency with Building Envelope Design

Field assessment of thermal behaviour of social housing apartments in Bilbao, Northern Spain

Intelligent Facades in Low-Energy Buildings

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