Investigation of the Energy Performance of a Novel Modular Solar Building Envelope

The major challenges for the integration of solar collecting devices into a building envelope are related to the poor aesthetic view of the appearance of buildings in addition to the low efficiency in collection, transportation, and utilization of the solar thermal and electrical energy. To tackle t...

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Main Authors: Gang Ren, Xudong Zhao, Changhong Zhan, Hong Jin, Aishen Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/7/880