The role of window glazing on daylighting and energy saving in buildings

Hee, W. J.; Alghoul, M. A.; Bakhtyar, B.; Elayeb, Omkalthum; Shameri, M. A.; Alrubaih, M. S.; Sopian, Kamaruzzaman

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2014.09.020

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“…This is supported by Yildirim et al, (2007) who found that visual access to a window positively affects employee satisfaction. However, providing views out must be carefully balanced with the potential impacts of high levels of glazing on overheating and glare (Hee et al, 2015).…”

Section: The Ambient Environmentmentioning

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The impact of the ambient environment and building configuration on occupant productivity in open-plan commercial offices

Mulville

Callaghan

Isaac

2016

JCRE

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PurposeThis paper sets out to understand the impact of the ambient environment on perceived comfort, health, wellbeing and by extension, productivity in the workplace. Design/methodology/approachThe research combined an occupant survey considering satisfaction with the ambient environment, health and wellbeing and workplace behaviour with the monitoring of ambient environmental conditions. FindingsThe paper demonstrates that the ambient environment can have a significant impact on occupant comfort, health and wellbeing, which in turn has implications for built asset performance. Within the ambient environmental factors considered a hierarchy may exist with noise being of particular importance. Occupant behaviour within the workplace was also found to be influential. Research limitationsThe research was limited to a single commercial office building and a wider range of case studies would therefore be of benefit. The research was also limited to the summer months. Practical implicationsThe findings show that an active approach to asset management is required, by continuously monitoring internal environment and engaging with occupants. This must carefully consider how ambient environmental factors and workplace behaviour impact upon occupant's comfort, health and wellbeing in order to ensure the performance of the built asset is maximised. Originality/valueThis paper demonstrates that both occupier's workplace behaviour and ambient environmental conditions can have an impact on occupant comfort, health, wellbeing and productivity. The paper strengthens the case for the active management of the workplace environment through environmental monitoring and behaviour change campaigns supported by corresponding changes to workplace culture.

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Section: The Ambient Environmentmentioning

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The impact of the ambient environment and building configuration on occupant productivity in open-plan commercial offices

Mulville

Callaghan

Isaac

2016

JCRE

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“…Cuce and Riffat [181] provided a state-of-the-art review on innovative glazing technologies including those incorporating PCMs. Several PCM-glazing systems were also reviewed and described by Hee et al [182]. Finally, several solar facades were reviewed by Lai and Hokoi [183], including those with PCMs.…”

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Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review

Soares

Santos

Gervásio

et al. 2017

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The improvement of the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar thermal energy, and the reduction of energy demand during the several stages of buildings' life cycle is crucial towards a more sustainable built environment. This paper presents an overview of the main features of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction with cold-formed elements from the point of view of life cycle energy consumption. The main LSF systems are described and some strategies for reducing thermal bridges and for improving the thermal resistance of LSF envelope elements are presented. Several passive strategies for increasing the thermal storage capacity of LSF solutions are discussed and particular attention is devoted to the incorporation of phase change materials (PCMs). These materials can be used to improve indoor thermal comfort, to reduce the energy demand for air-conditioning and to take advantage of solar thermal energy. The importance of reliable dynamic and holistic simulation methodologies to assess the energy demand for heating and cooling during the operational phase of LSF buildings is also discussed. Finally, the life cycle assessment (LCA) and the environmental performance of LSF construction are reviewed to discuss the main contribution of this kind of construction towards more sustainable buildings.

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“…• (REFFWP06): Modification of facility's mechanical or building parts (depending on the building type and the amount of funding) [62] [63] [64].…”

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Reduced Ecological Footprints of Modern Facilities Introducing the Implementation of Advanced Wireless Technologies, and Human Resources’ Benefits

Chronopoulos¹,

Kosma²,

Tafiadis³

et al. 2018

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The necessity of lowering the mean power consumption of various facilities, due to the lack of their enormous future energy needs, led to an ongoing advance of various technologies. These technologies have been oriented towards the concept of a Reduced Ecological Footprint. Massive structures (such as building complexes and hospitals) have been redesigned and upgraded; many interior designs have been dramatically altered while new electronic devices are constantly being produced in order to revolutionize a long term perspective towards a "Green Planet" while they exhibit astonishing signal processing. Consequently, an enormous technology already exists which needs to be properly combined to a proposed methodology and to new ideas relevant to systems' administration through automatic wireless control. This paper intends to reduce the gap between design and realization of the aforementioned research. Consequently, the primary contribution of this research is the proposal of a complete design protocol with minimized defects relevant to Reduced Ecological Footprints of Facilities (REFF) along with its beneficial advantages relevant to providing a healthy and productive work environment. This protocol consists of four main parts which are 1) the main key points-guidelines, 2) its objectives, 3) the know-how methodology for implementation in existing installa-

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The role of window glazing on daylighting and energy saving in buildings

Cited by 401 publications

References 51 publications

The impact of the ambient environment and building configuration on occupant productivity in open-plan commercial offices

The impact of the ambient environment and building configuration on occupant productivity in open-plan commercial offices

Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review

Reduced Ecological Footprints of Modern Facilities Introducing the Implementation of Advanced Wireless Technologies, and Human Resources’ Benefits

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