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BuildingsThe dry Mediterranean climate (BShs) is the European region with the highest number of hours of sunshine per year. The high annual solar radiation makes sun shading devices necessary to comply with current energy efficiency standards.
Carlos Pérez-Carramiñana +3 more
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A design framework for a kinetic shading device system for building envelopes
Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2023 This paper presents a design framework of a shading device applied on a building envelope, with a scheduled automatic activation logic, based on a sun path diagram.
Felipe Tavares da Silva +1 more
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The performance of natural lighting in classrooms using shading devices
ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur, 2023 One alternative energy source to replace fossil energy is sunlight. The presence of sunlight has an impact on the building in the form of heat radiation and natural lighting. Under certain circumstances, these two effects are contradictory.
Christi Maria Saraswati +2 more
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Development of the Automated Shading Device: Its Effects on the Indoor Thermal Environments
Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, 2021 The prototype of automated shading devices to prevent the excessive effects of solar radiation entering the indoor space has been developed. It worked based on the sun-path data and used Arduino to control the movement. The performance had been tested to
Muhammad Nur Fajri Alfata +1 more
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An evaluation of shading device in tropics utilising the sun-path diagram
ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur, 2021 Sun orientation plays a significant role in architectural design. Concerning this, the sun-path diagram is a tool for developing more knowledge to improve the quality of building design. For achieving good and thermally comfortable building design, the sun shading device is essential to work.
Laina Hilma Sari, Era Nopera Rauzi
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Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2023 The energy used in the buildings in subtropical and tropical countries is mainly for the cooling load requirements for air conditioning in summer, which is evaluated by OTTV value.
Tran Ngoc Chan +2 more
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Efficiency of Solar Shading Devices to Improve Thermal Comfort in a Sports Hall
Energies, 2021 Thermal environment in sports facilities is probably one of the most important parameters, determining the safety and performance of athletes. Such facilities, due to the required operating temperature and physical activity of users, are a serious ...
Anna Dudzińska
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Journal of Daylighting, 2021 Current technological advancement and the requirement for sustainability-driven practices has birthed increased demands for accuracy in performance and assessment of energy consumption in the built environment.
David B. Dalumo, Yaik-Wah Lim
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The acoustic and daylighting effects of external façade sun shading systems
Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2022 External sun shading devices are increasingly used in sustainable buildings to reduce the greenhouse effect in the summer and the glare effect due to direct solar irradiation through transparent surfaces.
Simone Secchi +5 more
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Energies, 2023 Standalone photovoltaic (PV) systems are crucial for providing reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy to remote or off-grid locations with limited or no access to the traditional electrical grid.
Amaal Habeeb +4 more
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