Influence of architectural design on indoor environment in apartment buildings in Havana

Dania González Couret, Pedro D. Rodríguez Díaz and Drey F. Abreu de la Rosa

Renewable Energy, 2013, vol. 50, issue C, 800-811

Abstract: The paper presents the results of research focused on evaluating the influence of the architectural design of apartment buildings located in different locations in Havana city. The object under study has been the volume of buildings in relation to their surroundings, which determines the relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces and how indoor spaces are exposed to daylight and solar radiation.

Keywords: Architectural design; Indoor environment; Low energy architecture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.07.043

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