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2015 , Vol. 4 >Issue 1: 68 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2014.11.003

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of façade systems on the performance of cooling ceilings: In situ measurements

  • Katharina Eder ,
  • Thomas Bednar
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  • Department for Building Physics and Building Acoustic, Vienna University of Technology, Adolf-Blamauer-Gasse 1-3, 1030, Vienna, Austria

Received date: 29 Apr 2014

Accepted date: 27 Nov 2014

Published date: 01 Apr 2015

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2014 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Abstract

This article presents an innovative façade system designed to increase the thermal comfort inside an office room and to enhance the cooling capacity of the suspended cooling ceiling. A series of measurements is conducted in an existing office building with different façade systems (i.e., a combination of glazing and shading). An innovative façade system is developed based on this intensive set of measurements. The new system enhances the thermal comfort and cooling capacity of the suspended cooling ceiling. The main usage of the new system is the refurbishment and improvement of existing façade systems.

Key words： Office building; Innovative façade systems; Cooled ceiling; Increase in the cooling capacity of cooled ceiling; Interaction of building envelope and cooled ceiling; Effect on comfort

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Katharina Eder , Thomas Bednar . Effect of façade systems on the performance of cooling ceilings: In situ measurements[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2015 , 4(1) : 68 -78 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2014.11.003

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