Determination of Optimum Window to External Wall Ratio for Offices in a Hot and Humid Climate

Heat loss and gain through windows has a very high impact on the thermal comfort of offices. This paper analyzes a standard low energy consumption university office that has a standard envelope. Dynamic thermal simulations with EDSL Tas software, a predicted mean vote (PMV), and a predicted percenta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halil Alibaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
ISO
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/2/187