People are becoming more and more sensitive to the ecological consequences of global
warming and environmental devastation. The objective is to replace the use of fossil fuel …

Emerging environmental threats originating from rapid urbanization and the associated
energy shortages, negative impacts of climate change, and sick building syndromes have …

Abstract The use of Opaque Ventilated Façades (OVF) has considerably increased in
recently years as an envelope solution in a variety of building types, climates, and design …

In recent years the installation of photovoltaic modules integrated into the building envelope,
namely Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, are having an increasing diffusion …

In recent years, a growing concern has been how to determine the actual thermal behaviour
of façades in their operational stage, in order to establish appropriate energy-saving …

Bifacial photovoltaics (BPVs) are a promising alternative to conventional monofacial
photovoltaics given their ability to exploit solar irradiance from both the front and rear sides …

This paper investigates the efficiency of a naturally ventilated double-skin façade (DSF) built
in a test cell focusing on the airflow and heat convection of the cavity formed by DSF. The …

The application of convective heat transfer for air mass displacement in ventilation systems
without the mechanical draft (integration of Double Skin Facade with HVAC Systems of the …

To reduce the costs of building operation, it is necessary to provide for the use of energy-
saving technologies at the stage of building design. This allows efficient use of material and …

In this paper we have investigated how different materials and thermal masses impact on the
performance of ventilated facades with narrow cavities, by measuring the variation in terms …