Optimizing buildings energy performance through photovoltaic panel integration within a mobile shading system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2018.03.109
Abstract: Abstract The paper aims at evaluating the energy performance of an office building that integrates photovoltaic panels in a mobile shading system with horizontal elements, based on simulations, while also defining the optimum performance parameters:… read more here.
Keywords: shading system; energy; mobile shading; performance ... See more keywords
Preliminary results on a novel photo-bio-screen as a shading system in a kindergarten: Visible transmittance, visual comfort and energy demand for lighting
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2019.03.095
Abstract: Abstract A study on a novel photo-bio screen (PBS) used as a shading system in a real building is presented. The green microalgal culture (Scenedesmus obliquus) of the PBS allows a screening of the direct… read more here.
Keywords: pbs; bio screen; novel photo; shading system ... See more keywords
Exploring the impact of external shading system on cognitive task performance, alertness and visual comfort in a daylit workplace environment
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DOI: 10.1177/1420326x19864414
Abstract: The authors examined the effect of external shading system on cognitive performance, alertness and visual comfort of visual display terminal (VDT) users under two realistic office lighting settings in this study. Daylight was the source… read more here.
Keywords: performance; external shading; shading system; performance alertness ... See more keywords
The Impact of a Mobile Shading System and a Phase-Change Heat Store on the Thermal Functioning of a Transparent Building Partition
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DOI: 10.3390/ma14102512
Abstract: The article presents the results of multi-month field tests and numerical analyses describing the thermal functioning of mobile shading systems for building windows containing a phase-change heat accumulator. The experiments were conducted in the summer… read more here.
Keywords: heat; mobile shading; shading system; phase change ... See more keywords