Review of simulation modeling for shading devices in buildings

Ayca Kirimtat, Basak Kundakci Koyunbaba, Ioannis Chatzikonstantinou and Sevil Sariyildiz

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, vol. 53, issue C, 23-49

Abstract: Many countries around the world are confronted with the challenge of decreasing energy consumption, while the use of electrical appliances is continuously increasing in buildings. The requirement to minimize the energy consumption can be fulfilled by revaluating architectural aspects. One of these aspects is related to overheating problems, caused by facades with large, glazed portions. In such designs, shading elements must carefully be integrated and considered at an early-design stage in the design process. Shading of buildings is crucial especially in climates with hot summer. It is significant to protect the window from solar radiation in summer while allowing maximum solar radiation in winter. For this reason, precise figures of their performance are needed. As such, simulation tools are often used for identifying the most suitable shading element that suits the building.

Keywords: Solar shading device; Simulation modeling; Simulation tools; Buildings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (29)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032115008667
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:rensus:v:53:y:2016:i:c:p:23-49

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600126/bibliographic
http://www.elsevier. ... 600126/bibliographic

DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.08.020

Access Statistics for this article

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews is currently edited by L. Kazmerski

More articles in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().