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A TOOL FOR PREDICTING HOURLY AIR TEMPERATURES AND SENSIBLE ENERGY LOADS IN BUILDINGS AT SKETCH DESIGN STAGE.

Author(s) : MATHEWS E. H., RICHARDS P. G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PRESENTS A SIMPLIFIED METHOD DEVELOPED FOR BUILDING DESIGNERS, BY WHICH DYNAMIC AIR TEMPERATURES IN NATURALLY VENTILATED BUILDINGS AND DYNAMIC SENSIBLE HEATING AND COOLING ENERGY LOADS IN CONDITIONED BUILDINGS CAN BE PREDICTED. THE METHOD CAN BE RUN ON MICROCOMPUTERS AND ISCLAIMED TO BE FAST, HIGHLY INTERACTIVE AND EXTREMELY EASY TO USE. FINDS A GOOD COMPARISON BETWEEN TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AND COMPUTER PREDICTIONS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF ACTUAL BUILDINGS WITH OPEN AND CLOSED WINDOWS. THE 42 VALIDATION STUDIES INCLUDED SCHOOLS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, SHOPS, RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, FACTORIES, ETC. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 25, N 1, 1990/01-02, 90-00299.

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  • Original title: A TOOL FOR PREDICTING HOURLY AIR TEMPERATURES AND SENSIBLE ENERGY LOADS IN BUILDINGS AT SKETCH DESIGN STAGE.
  • Record ID : 1990-1999
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Energy Build. - vol. 14 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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