Indoor thermal comfort in a courtyard/atrium dwelling
With increased global concerns on climate change, the need for innovative spaces which can provide thermal comfort and energy ef ficiency is also increasing. This paper analyses the effects of transitional spaces on energy performance and indoor thermal comfort of low-rise dwellings in the Netherla...
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With increased global concerns on climate change, the need for innovative spaces which can provide thermal comfort and energy ef ficiency is also increasing. This paper analyses the effects of transitional spaces on energy performance and indoor thermal comfort of low-rise dwellings in the Netherlands, at present and projected in 2050. For this analysis the four climate scenarios for 2050 from the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (KNMI) were used. Including a courtyard within a Dutch terraced dwelling on the one hand showed an increase in annual heating energy demand but on the other hand a decrease in the number of summer discomfort hours. An atrium integrated into a Dutch terraced dwelling reduced the heating demand but increased the number of discomfort hours in summer. Analysing the monthly energy performance, comfort hours and the climate scenarios indicated that using an open courtyard May through October and an atrium, i.e. a covered courtyard, in the rest of the year establishes an optimum balance between energy use and summer comfort for the severest climate scenario.
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| spelling | doaj.art-7983d26b81e148409fbd5eb281f934382023-03-11T23:03:22ZengDelft University of TechnologyA+BE: Architecture and the Built Environment2212-32022214-72332014-12-01418Indoor thermal comfort in a courtyard/atrium dwellingMohammad Taleghani0Martin Tenpierik1Andy van den Dobbelsteen2TU Delft, Architecture and the Built Environment TU Delft, Architecture and the Built Environment TU Delft, Architecture and the Built Environment With increased global concerns on climate change, the need for innovative spaces which can provide thermal comfort and energy ef ficiency is also increasing. This paper analyses the effects of transitional spaces on energy performance and indoor thermal comfort of low-rise dwellings in the Netherlands, at present and projected in 2050. For this analysis the four climate scenarios for 2050 from the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (KNMI) were used. Including a courtyard within a Dutch terraced dwelling on the one hand showed an increase in annual heating energy demand but on the other hand a decrease in the number of summer discomfort hours. An atrium integrated into a Dutch terraced dwelling reduced the heating demand but increased the number of discomfort hours in summer. Analysing the monthly energy performance, comfort hours and the climate scenarios indicated that using an open courtyard May through October and an atrium, i.e. a covered courtyard, in the rest of the year establishes an optimum balance between energy use and summer comfort for the severest climate scenario. https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/abe/article/view/6580Courtyardatriumclimate changeheating demandthermal comfort |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Taleghani Martin Tenpierik Andy van den Dobbelsteen Indoor thermal comfort in a courtyard/atrium dwelling A+BE: Architecture and the Built Environment Courtyard atrium climate change heating demand thermal comfort |
| title | Indoor thermal comfort in a courtyard/atrium dwelling |
| title_full | Indoor thermal comfort in a courtyard/atrium dwelling |
| title_fullStr | Indoor thermal comfort in a courtyard/atrium dwelling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indoor thermal comfort in a courtyard/atrium dwelling |
| title_short | Indoor thermal comfort in a courtyard/atrium dwelling |
| title_sort | indoor thermal comfort in a courtyard atrium dwelling |
| topic | Courtyard atrium climate change heating demand thermal comfort |
| url | https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/abe/article/view/6580 |
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