The building sector accounts for over one-third of global energy consumption and a
significant share of carbon emissions. Improving building energy efficiency, particularly in …

Double skin façade (DSF) has become an essential architectural element in modern
buildings. Its attractive appearance, better thermal and visual comfort, less energy …

Naturally ventilated buildings have been worldwide increasingly welcomed, given the
current global awareness toward environmental sustainability, indoor health-quality and …

Opaque ventilated façades have gained attention in the last years due to their cooling load
reduction. The double skin façade (DSF) is a well-known device and is an ideal system to …

Performance of Photovoltaic-double skin façade (Photovoltaic-DSF) system in summer has
been critical. Owing to high solar ingress, cooling requirement of a building significantly …

Photovoltaic double-skin façades (PV-DSF) are a popular solution to reduce the energy
consumption of buildings from the last few years. Many research groups are attempting to …

The results of previous researches clearly indicate that the main concern in applying double
skin façades (DSF) is overheating of the cavity and increasing the cooling energy …

With the current dynamics on demographic growth, by 2050 it is likely that nearly 50% of the
world's population will reside in tropical countries. As the tropics become increasingly …

One of the most problems for achieving thermal comfort in buildings is disregarding the
impact of different types of building use. They are differ depending on the activity style they …

The tropical climate with its high average temperatures throughout the year affects the
thermal comfort of buildings, especially for naturally ventilated spaces. The government's …