Conference Paper

Proceedings of Building Simulation 2013: 13th Conference of IBPSA

Parametric Analysis For Daylight Availability And Energy Consumption In Hot Climates

Mohamed Amer HEGAZY, Shady ATTIA, Jose Luis MORO

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2013.2261
Abstract: Significant contradiction arises in buildings in the hot climate regions when relating window sizes and shadings to achieve both reduced energy consumption (requiring minimum opening ratios and more shading) and sufficient daylighting (requiring maximum opening ratios and less shading). This paper is a part of an on-going Master Thesis research based on a Parametric Analysis to study the quantitative effect of window’s ratio, glazing and shading techniques on Daylight Autonomy and Energy Consumption in a hot climate region. This study aims to aggregate two different parameters to achieve better daylight autonomy and less energy consumption, mentioning possible further criterions for assessing the buildings performance.
Pages: 2232 - 2240
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