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Proceedings of BauSim Conference 2010: 3rd Conference of IBPSA-Germany and Austria

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Window area in office buildings from the viewpoint of energy efficiency

Farshad Nasrollahi

Abstract: Windows play a major role in the amount of energy consumption of buildings. This paper studies the effect of window area and shading devices on the energy consumption of office buildings in the climatic condition of Tehran region. Simulation is used for calculating the heating, cooling and lighting energy consumption of office buildings with different window area. The simulated buildings have the same constructional and architectural characteristics and differ only in the window area and the type of shading devices. Comparison of the amount of energy consumption of buildings shows the behaviour of energy consumption of office buildings regarding the window area and shading devices.
Pages: 441 - 446
Paper:
bausim2010_441