ENERGY PERFORMANCE AND SAVINGS POTENTIALS WITH SKYLIGHTS.

Summary

THIS STUDY SYSTEMATICALLY EXPLORES THE ENERGY EFFECTS OF SKYLIGHT SYSTEMS IN A PROTOTYPICAL OFFICE BUILDING MODULE AND EXAMINES THE SAVINGS FROM DAYLIGHTING. FOR SPECIFIC CLIMATES, ROOF/SKYLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS ARE IDENTIFIED THAT MINIMIZE TOTAL ENERGY OR PEAK ELECTRICAL DEMAND. SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUES FOR ENERGY PERFORMANCE CALCULATION ARE ALSO PRESENTED. THIS PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE INFLUENCE OF SKYLIGHT PARAMETERS ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND ELECTRICAL PEAKS. A DATA BASE OF MORE THAN 2,000 PARAMETRIC SIMULATIONS FOR 14 US CLIMATES HAS BEEN GENERATED.

Details

Original title: ENERGY PERFORMANCE AND SAVINGS POTENTIALS WITH SKYLIGHTS.
Record ID : 1986-0778
Languages: English
Subject: Environment
Publication date: 1985
Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
vol. 91; n. 1A; 154-179; 13 fig.; 4 tabl.; 14 ref.
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Indexing

Themes: Comfort air conditioning;
Green buildings
Keywords: Office; Heat balance; Building; Optimization; USA; Solar energy; Energy saving; Air conditioning; Climate