Urban patterns without highly designed buildings increase the urban heat and energy
demands. Solar control techniques encompass strategies that, if properly designed and …

External shading geometry on buildings has been found to contribute substantially to
reducing energy consumption for cooling. This study examines the effect of inclined wall self …

Scientists predict that anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases
(GHG) emissions will raise global temperatures by 2 C this century. More importantly …

As one of the many paths to achieve a sustainable built environment, the Malaysia uniform
building bye-law with the new amendment stipulates that the OTTV of a building envelope …

Yazd is located in a hot-dry region with harsh weather conditions. Houses with an iwan were
suitable for establishing comfort conditions in the past. An evaluation of the visual comfort …

In warm climates with high levels of solar irradiation, solar shading plays a determinant role
on buildings' envelope performance, both during summer and winter conditions. In this …

Self-shaded buildings receive great attentions especially in high-rise building in hot climate
zones. This paper introduces a novel optimization approach for reforming high-rise building …

Las viviendas de interés social (VIS) que se han venido construyendo en Cali desde 1990 a
la actualidad, presentan un deficiente nivel de confort térmico debido a características como …

Knowing the significant impact of high-rise building form on solar heat gain, this paper
proposes a generative design framework for finding the form achieving less solar heat gain …

Résumé Ce travail de recherche propose d'étudier l'effet thermique et lumineux des
dispositifs de protection solaire par rapport aux conditions des climats chauds et secs afin …