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Building Energy Efficiency Retrofitting

2016

Building Scale

Computational Designer | Lead Researcher 

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Project

Description

This study emphasizes the shading device usage for energy efficiency retrofitting studies in the light of the unique requirement for every facade direction by a test model in northern hemisphere.

Multi-scalar Computational Design

Parameters

  • Overhang Depth
    Overhang tilt angle with the wall

Environmental Performance Analysis

            Tools                                 Metrics

  • OpenStudio               Energy Use Intensity 

  • OpenStudio               Daylighting

Data Analysis

Method

Simple comparative data analysis

Publication

Aydin, E. E.,Odaman-Kaya H., Kahraman, I. (2016). Effects of Optimizing the Shading Device Orientation to Energy Consumption in Office Buildings
Heiselberg, P. K. (Ed.) (2016). CLIMA 2016 - proceedings of the 12th REHVA World Congress: volume 2. Aalborg: Aalborg University, Department of Civil Engineering.

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