Modelling the double skin façade with plants

Plants in office buildings may bring several advantages. These are mostly related to the thermal, aesthetic, psychological, comfort level, and sound attenuation point of view. The research project at TU Delft aimed in defining the thermal performance of the double skin façade with plants. For this r...

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Published inEnergy and buildings Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 419 - 427
Main Authors Stec, W.J., van Paassen, A.H.C., Maziarz, A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.05.2005
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied sciences
Buildings
Buildings. Public works
Commercial building
Double skin facade
Exact sciences and technology
External envelopes
Plants
Simulation
Types of buildings
Wall. Partition
Simulation
Double skin facade
Plants
Office building
Performance evaluation
Validation
Indoor climate
Front wall
Modeling
Plant
Comfort
Thermal analysis
Simulation model
Application
Double wall
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Summary:Plants in office buildings may bring several advantages. These are mostly related to the thermal, aesthetic, psychological, comfort level, and sound attenuation point of view. The research project at TU Delft aimed in defining the thermal performance of the double skin façade with plants. For this reason a simulation model was developed and validated. After validating, the simulation model could analyze an influence of plants on the performance of the double skin façade. Further simulations of the total building proofed that plants can contribute to creation of comfortable indoor climate and saving energy. Finally, constructional aspects of applying plants in the double skin façade are mentioned.
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ISSN:0378-7788
DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.08.008