Environmental performance toolkit for glazed façades
By: [principal author, Kai Lim]
Contributors: Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Publisher: CIBSE
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 17
ISBN-13: 9781680150131; 9781903287538
Subjects: Facades; Design and construction; Glazing; Environmental aspects; Buildings; Environmental engineering; Constructions; Technique de l'environnement
Description: This publication is based on a 2 year Partners-in-Innovation (PII) project sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry, that conducted a comprehensive study on the overall performance of highly glazed facades. --
Notes: CIBSE TM35: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Introduction -- -- 2.; title: Building environmental performance criteria:; title: Identifying performance criteria ; Heat transfer ; Solar heat gains and solar shading ; Condensation risks ; Occupants' visual comfort ; Acoustic performance ; Capital costs -- -- 3.; title: Thermal modelling and the Façade Selector:; title: External and internal design conditions ; The Façade Selector ; Additional performance comparisons ; Conclusions -- -- Appendix:; title: Façade classification matrix.