Using simulation tools for optimizing cooling loads and daylighting levels in Egyptian campus buildings

This article presents a case of heuristic optimization of cooling loads and daylighting levels in deep halls of Egyptian Universities, using DesignBuilder software, with EnergyPlus and Radiance engines, in order to show the vital role of simulation tools in architects’ hands. Generally speaking, cam...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mina Michel Samaan, Osama Farag, Magdi Khalil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-04-01
Series:HBRC Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168740481600002X