Daylight performance analysis of a residential building in a tropical climate

Kalaimathy, Kamaraj; Priya, R. Shanthi; Rajagopal, Prashanthini; Pradeepa, Chandramouli; Senthil, Ramalingam

doi:10.1016/j.nexus.2023.100226

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“…Today, great attention is paid to the shape of buildings [6,7], their orientation [8,9], the mutual distance between buildings and building density [10,11], vegetation use [12,13], maximization of daylight use [14,15], the use of modern construction materials [16,17], and shading devices, which will be chronologically (from 1998 to 2024) analyzed below. In [18], the effects of passive cooling using window overhangs for a building located in Shiraz (Iran) were investigated experimentally and theoretically.…”

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Elevational Earth-Sheltered Buildings with Horizontal Overhang Photovoltaic-Integrated Panels—New Energy-Plus Building Concept in the Territory of Serbia

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Kowalik,

Bojović

et al. 2024

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The global scientific community is intensively promoting energy-plus buildings. Following the leading world trends, this paper presents a new energy-plus building concept—elevational earth-sheltered buildings with three different types of horizontal overhang photovoltaic-integrated panels: wooden support columns covered with clay tiles, steel pipes as support columns covered with sheet steel, and concrete support columns with concrete coverage. In this instance, the specific multi-numerical case study building model for the city of Kragujevac (located in central Serbia with favorable climatic conditions) was performed over 7 months (from 1 October to 30 April), taking into account the soil temperature, the effects of solar shading, the performance of the heating system—a ground source heat pump—and the characteristics of the artificial and automatic lighting control system. The simulation results show that the optimal depth of a horizontal overhang (energy-plus status) depends on the occupant’s habits, in addition to meteorological conditions. The presented methodology can be used for any other location, both in Europe and the world.

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