The Use of Double-Skin Façades to Improve the Energy Consumption of High-Rise Office Buildings in a Mediterranean Climate (Csa)

Atef Ahriz, Abdelhakim Mesloub, Leila Djeffal, Badr M. Alsolami, Aritra Ghosh and Mohamed Hssan Hassan Abdelhafez
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Atef Ahriz: Department of Architecture, University of Tebessa, Constantine Road, Tebessa 12000, Algeria
Abdelhakim Mesloub: Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hail, Hail 2240, Saudi Arabia
Leila Djeffal: Department of Architecture, University of Tebessa, Constantine Road, Tebessa 12000, Algeria
Badr M. Alsolami: Faculty of Islamic Architecture, College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, Umm-Al-Qura University, P.O. Box 715, Makkah Al Mukarramah 21955, Saudi Arabia
Aritra Ghosh: College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Renewable Energy, University of Exeter, Exeter TR10 9FE, UK
Mohamed Hssan Hassan Abdelhafez: Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hail, Hail 2240, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: Engineers use double-skin façades (DSF) to lower the energy consumption of buildings as they can potentially control incoming wind speeds and the amount of solar heat gain. The purpose of this present study was to (1) evaluate the use of DSFs, (2) its efficacy in improving the energy performance of high-rise office buildings in the hot, dry summer climate of the Mediterranean, and (3) to develop an optimum DSF model for this climate based on industry standards and recommendations for high-performance DSF parameters. In order to determine the efficiency of DSFs, two distinct variables, building orientation and the number of DSFs used, were taken into consideration. This study adopted an experimental (generate and test) research design and used Autodesk ® Ecotect ® Analysis software to develop computer simulations with which to assess 15 single façades, juxtaposed façades, three façades, and four façades on cardinal orientations. The recorded energy consumption and savings were then compared with that of the reference model. The results indicated that the three DSF model, i.e., the S14 model, reduced energy consumption during heating by 28% and by 53.5% when cooling a high-rise office building located in the hot, dry summer climate of the Mediterranean (Csa).

Keywords: double skin façade (DSF); energy saving; heating; cooling; Mediterranean climate; high-rise building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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