What is the impact of Heating and Cooling load on several facade designs?

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The matrix shows the possible facade designs under a specific heating or cooling demand. The variables are different orientations (North, South, East, West) with varying glass percentages (30%,50%,60%,70%,90%), shading types (Horizontal, Vertical, Combined) and angles (No (0°), 30°,45°,60°). Possible facade models are shown on the right side of the matrix. The slider on the top for heating and cooling capacity can be altered to see the several design options the designer can choose from in incoordination with the chosen energy concepts during the sketch design.

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The design options were chosen by the architect and the maximum peak load was chosen by the HVAC engineers. So, during the design and for further discussions architects had a handful of design options to explore and to treat different facades in relation to the solar gains and loads. This approach enabled designs to comply with the set energy and sustainability benchmark.

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