Glazed curtain wall systems have become indispensable particularly in office buildings due to their light weight, aesthetic appearance, easy installation, and resistance to climate conditions. Curtain walls, however, also have problems in terms of thermal efficiency because of their wide, glazed windows and metal frames that have high thermal conductivity. The aim of this study is to offer proposals for improving the thermal performance of an office building with a glass curtain wall system built in a hot-humid climate zone. An office building constructed in Antalya, Turkey was modelled with the help of DesignBuilder energy simulation software, and various modifications were made to the model in order to improve the thermal performance of the building. With the improvements proposed in the study, it is possible to decrease the annual thermal loads of the whole building by 6.6%, and the annual thermal loads of the space with the curtain wall by 33.2%. The study revealed that applying an additional skin is more effective than lowering the U-value of the glass of the curtain wall in terms of thermal performance improvement.
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi
4286-YL2-15
This study was supported by Süleyman Demirel University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Project No: 4286-YL2-15)
4286-YL2-15
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Mühendislik |
Bölüm | Architecture & City and Urban Planning |
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Proje Numarası | 4286-YL2-15 |
Erken Görünüm Tarihi | 13 Mayıs 2023 |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Aralık 2023 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2023 Cilt: 36 Sayı: 4 |