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Assessment of thermal loading in energy-efficient buildings: parametric review on the window design aspects

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Today, the main challenge to world energy policies is to complete the energy demands of society more sustainably without polluting the environment. The application of renewable energy sources is an alternative solution, but they are less efficient compared to conventional sources. The efficient utilization of energy ensuring the minimum losses from the system is an effective way. In this context, properly designed buildings can contribute in minimizing the overall energy demands of society. Generally, window systems are considered a critical part of a building with significantly poor thermal performance. Those must be designed carefully for the building to be energy efficient. The present work takes an opportunity to review several design parameters (window) affecting the annual energy consumption statistics (in terms of cooling and heating loads) for the buildings.

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Abbreviations

I :

Solar radiation intensity (Wm−2)

IEA:

International energy agency

GHG:

Greenhouse gases

Mtoe:

Million tons of standard coal equivalent

PCM:

Phase change material

SHGC:

Solar heat gain coefficient

U :

Overall heat transfer coefficient (Wm−2 K−1)

WWR:

Window-to-wall ratio

NDPCM:

Nano-disbanded phase change materials

T VLS :

Transmittance

θ :

Angle of incidence (Degrees)

ϕ :

Volume fraction

T ambient :

Ambient temperature (K)

T local :

Local temperature (K)

BIM:

Building information modeling

R net :

Net thermal resistance (KW−1)

h i :

Internal convection heat transfer coefficient (Wm−2 K−1)

h o :

Internal convection heat transfer coefficient (Wm−2 K−1)

L p :

Pane thickness (m)

K p :

Thermal conductivity of pane material (Wm−1 K−1)

R ins :

Thermal resistance of insulating material (KW−1)

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Shree, V., Goyal, N., Saxena, A. et al. Assessment of thermal loading in energy-efficient buildings: parametric review on the window design aspects. J Therm Anal Calorim 148, 2703–2718 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-022-11815-5

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