- Author
- Treado, S. J. | Holland, D. B. | Bean, J. W. | Gillette, G. L.
- Title
- Fenestration Design for Building Atria.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD Department of Energy, Washington, DC American Architectural Manufacturers Association, Des Plaines, IL
- Report
- NBSIR 87-3594, September 1987, 170 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- architecture; windows; buildings; atria; computerized simulation; design; graphs (charts)
- Identifiers
- energy efficiency
- Abstract
- The influence of fenestration design on building energy performance is evaluated, based on measurements in four atrtium buildings and a series of detailed computer simulations using TARP and CEL-1. The impact of glazing area and solar-optical properties is examined for a linear and central atrium building for eight geographical locations. The usefulness of automatic solar shading and heat storage strategies is also investigated. Guidelines are presented for effective design of atrium fenestration.