Daylight Design of Office Buildings: Optimisation of External Solar Shadings by Using Combined Simulation Methods

Integrating daylight and energy performance with optimization into the design process has always been a challenge for designers. Most of the building environmental performance simulation tools require a considerable amount of time and iterations for achieving accurate results. Moreover the combinati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Javier González, Francesco Fiorito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:Buildings
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/5/2/560