Abstract Ventilated photovoltaic curtain walls reduce buildings'' reliance on the electricity grid, transforming them into producers and consumers. The airflow and heat transfer
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Modern curtain walling integrates high-performance glazing and insulation technologies to improve thermal efficiency and reduce
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The implications of this research are far-reaching. As buildings become more energy-efficient, the demand for accurate assessment tools will only increase. This study
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Curtain wall assemblies show great promise—the spandrel panels within them can be natural solar collectors. By using a solar dynamic buffer zone (SDBZ) in the spandrel
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In the building sector, curtain walls (CWs) account for the majority of unwanted solar heat gain and consume most of the energy used. In this context, adaptive technologies (ATs)
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With rapid global urbanization, glass curtain wall buildings have been widely adopted due to aesthetics and natural lighting. However, during summer time, intense solar
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This article proposes a ventilated energy-productive wall, with cogeneration to replace the curtain wall in order to reduce energy consumption. A ventilated energy-productive
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The PV curtain wall usually consists of a sheet of laminated glass embedded with solar cells, a cavity filled with air or argon, and a piece of glass substrate [8]. Traditional PV
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Thermal insulation, power generation, lighting and energy saving performance of heat insulation solar glass as a curtain wall application in Taiwan: A comparative experimental
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A new type of transmissive concentrating system for glass curtain wall is proposed which can improve the performance of solar photovoltaic glass curtain wall. The concentrating
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The current study investigates a number of design options of an equatorial- facing curtain wall façade (south facing in the northern hemisphere) on the energy performance of a
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1. The role of a solar curtain wall is multifaceted, encompassing various benefits such as energy efficiency, thermal regulation, and aesthetic enhancement. 2.
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With rapid global urbanization, glass curtain wall buildings have been widely adopted due to aesthetics and natural lighting.
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The implications of this research are far-reaching. As buildings become more energy-efficient, the demand for accurate
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This review article discusses the performance evaluation and integration strategies for solar façades, focusing on photovoltaic (PV)
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1. The role of a solar curtain wall is multifaceted, encompassing various benefits such as energy efficiency, thermal regulation, and
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A DSF with the natural ventilation mode is called a respiration-type double-layer glass curtain wall (RDGCW). Because the RDGCW is easy to construct and maintain, it is
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Modern curtain walling integrates high-performance glazing and insulation technologies to improve thermal efficiency and reduce energy consumption. Double-glazed
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The objectives of the optimization are to minimize the overall annual gained/lost heat, while maximizing solar panels'' energy production. The first stage optimizes the thermal
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The vacuum integrated photovoltaic (VPV) curtain wall has garnered widespread attention from scholars owing to its remarkable thermal insulation performance and power
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Thermal preservation and heat storage performance cannot be fully realized in the traditional design of the Chinese solar greenhouse (CSG) north
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A metal and glass curtain wall system improves building energy efficiency in hot climates by combining controlled solar gain, thermal insulation, and daylighting strategies into
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This paper presents the design and development of an energy-efficient alternative to conventional curtain wall systems, achieving equivalent transparency and aesthetics with
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The combination of photovoltaics (PV) with buildings mainly involves the roof and exterior walls, with a primary application on the facade in the form of photovoltaic curtain walls [6]. Studies
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