@JournalArticle {3011,
	title = {Open-plan offices: the impact of different facade solutions on energy efficiency},
	journal = {Ambiente Constru{\'\i}do},
	volume = {19},
	year = {2019},
	note = {
BRUGNERA, R. R.; MATEUS, R.; ROSSIGNOLO, J. A.; CHVATAL, K. M. S. Escrit{\'o}rios de planta livre: o impacto de diferentes solu{\c c}{\~o}es de fachada na efici{\^e}ncia energ{\'e}tica. Ambiente Constru{\'\i}do, Porto Alegre, v. 19, n. 3, p. 295-315, jul./set. 2019. ISSN 1678-8621 Associa{\c c}{\~a}o Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Constru{\'\i}do. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1678-86212019000300339
},
	month = {2019-06-10 00:00:00},
	pages = {295-315},
	publisher = {Associa{\c c}{\~a}o Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Constru{\'\i}do},
	edition = {3},
	abstract = {

In Brazil, open-plan office buildings are increasingly using fully glazed facades, an aspect that can directly impact air-conditioning consumption. Thisstudy aims at classifying and characterising the energy performance of open-plan office buildings in three Brazilian climates. Computational simulations were performed in the EnergyPlus program to verify the impact of various parameters (climate, type of facade, WWR, type of glass, shading device and setpoint temperature) on air-conditioning consumption. The results, classified in energy performance levels, showed that changing from traditional facades (masonry) to curtain facades (fully glazed), increased energy consumption with air-conditioning by an average of 25\% in Curitiba and S{\~a}o Paulo and 15\% in Manaus; the WWR was the parameter that most impacted this consumption, and the glass type had most impact in the larger openings; using a shading device always generated savings and a 1{\textdegree}C increase in the cooling setpoint reduced consumption by an average of 16.4\%. The results allowed to identify the best combinations of these parameters for each climate which can help designers to create more energy efficient buildings.

},
	keywords = {Computer Simulation, Energy Efficiency, Facade solutions, Open-plan offices},
	issn = {1678-8621},
	doi = {10.1590/s1678-86212019000300339},
	url = {http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext\&pid=S1678-86212019000300295\&tlng=pt},
	author = {Brugnera, R. and Mateus, R. and Rossignolo, J. A. and Chvatal, K.}
}