The role of double-skin facade configurations in optimizing building energy performance in Erbil city.

ABSTRACT: Carefully designing a building facade is the most crucial way to save energy, and a double-skin facade is an effective strategy for achieving energy efficiency. The improvement that can be made depends on how the double-skin facade is set up and what the weather conditions are like. This study was designed to investigate the best-case scenario with an appropriate double-skin facade configuration for optimizing building energy performance. A methodology for optimizing the building's initial condition was introduced using EnergyPlus and ClimateStudio according to a 1-year period of the city of Erbil. Analysis of double-skin parameters was performed by utilizing a multi-objective analysis approach. Four naturally ventilated geometric configurations were assessed: building-height, storey-heigh

SUBMITTER: Naddaf MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10209076 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature