Environmental performance toolkit for glazed façades

This publication is based on a 2 year Partners-in-Innovation (PII) project sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry, that conducted a comprehensive study on the overall performance of highly glazed facades. --

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Lim, Kai
Corporate Author Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : CIBSE, 2004.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781680150131
1680150138
1903287537
9781903287538
Physical Description1 online resource (17 pages) : color illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Building environmental performance criteria: Identifying performance criteria ; Heat transfer ; Solar heat gains and solar shading ; Condensation risks ; Occupants' visual comfort ; Acoustic performance ; Capital costs
  • 3. Thermal modelling and the Façade Selector: External and internal design conditions ; The Façade Selector ; Additional performance comparisons ; Conclusions
  • Appendix: Façade classification matrix.