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10 Steps to Designing Climate-Responsive Architecture
Buildings contribute close to half of the energy use in the United States. Since energy is the number one contributor…
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Built Form and Air Movement
The configuration and pattern of massing of the built form can largely determine and modify the air movement both in…
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Glass Types for Building Envelope Products
There are typically four different glass types used in glazing products: From weakest to strongest they are: Annealed, Heat Strengthened,…
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Cavities & Air Spaces
In principle, use of cavities is similar to use of a insulating material. If an air space is left between…
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Heat Loss to the Ground
The ground temperature under and next to a building is generally very close to the annual average temperature. This means…
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Thermal Bridging
Heat flow deviates from one-dimensional at corners, parapets, intersections between different assemblies, etc. When heat flows at a much higher…
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Thermal Control in Buildings
Heat flow can be a transient or a steady process. In the transient state, temperature and/or heat flow vary with…
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Heat loads in the interior of the building
Steady state conditions do not occur in nature. The equation and calculation methods given below are valid if and only…
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Heat transfer
Majority of Heat transfer takes place in buildings through building envelope. Building envelope consists of walls, roof, and fenestrations (openings).…
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What is Heat?
Heat is a form of energy. It derives its origins at the molecular scale. Molecules of a substance vibrate at their positions either fixed or…
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Design of Openings
For the designer who wishes to use solar energy in buildings but at the same time avoid summer overheating, the…
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Internal Shading Devices
When designing the shading devices, one should take into account the need to control solar gains in summer, as well…