Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Title | Passive Façade Solutions: Trombe Wall Thermal Performance and Glazing Daylighting Performance for Guimarães - Portugal |
Publication Type | Communications in International Conferences |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Sacht H., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Caram R. |
Abstract | Recently façade systems have integrated passive solutions to reduce the energy consumption in buildings and improve their occupants’ comfort. This paper reports the results of the thermal performance of Trombe walls and daylighting of glazing modules of a façade system in Portugal. Trombe walls are massive walls separated from the outdoors by glazing and an air space, which absorbs the solar energy and releases it selectively to the inside of the building at night. Computational simulations were carried out with the Design Builder, Ecotect and Desktop Radiance programs. The use of Trombe walls and double self-cleaning glass in the façade system led to a decrease in the heating energy needs. |
Conference Name | 13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association |
Pagination | 983-989 |
Date Published | 2013-08-31 |
Publisher | Journal from BS 2013: 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association |
Conference Location | Chambéry, France, 26-28 August 2013 |
Keywords | Building Thermal Performance, Daylighting, facades, Trombe wall |
Rights | openAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 37 researchers holding a PhD of which 27 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt