Blinds are used widely in numerous buildings to conserve energy and provide for occupants’ comfort in the perimeter zone. But manual or motorized blinds are limited in their ability to reduce energy consumption because occupants must control blinds themse
An environmental prototype, single family dwelling has been constructed on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The project was an attempt to produce a house that represents the best practice in the environmental design of a new house. A holistic environmental assessment is being undertaken on the house, post-construction. This paper presents the methodology underlying that assessment. The aim of the assessment is to produce data that will represent a high level of environmental performance in the house design.
The Mosque of Cordoba is the best example of the Islamic religious buildings that survived in Spain. Its typology corresponds to a mosque of a large scale with the common plan of the early Muslim art. This model became an architectural reference for the mosques of Western Islam. The paper presents the results of measurements undertaken to assess the environmental performance of this building.
Summarises the work of Annex 21. Provides an introduction for building services practitioners and designers in assessing the capacitiy and deviations of different thermal calculation programs.
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