@misc{10498/25867,
year = {2021},
month = {10},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25867},
abstract = {Sustainable passive design strategies can reduce the energy consumption of buildings. In this regard, inner
courtyards act as microclimate modifiers that enhance the perception of comfort in the surrounding environment.
The present study, through a pooled analysis of experimental and numerical data, intends to assess the
beneficial effect that the courtyards have in reducing the energy consumption of the buildings, especially for
cooling demand. Accordingly, a new methodology allowing the use of different experimental data for facades and
courtyards in software tools for the assessment of the real energy performance of buildings with courtyards is
proposed. Besides, a detailed example of the application of the proposed methodology is performed for two
scenarios simultaneously: a case study (considering the courtyard effect on the air temperature) and a reference
one (without considering this effect). From the results, it is found that the courtyard reduces the demand for
cooling in the spaces bordering it. As expected, the magnitude of the cooling demand reduction is correlated to
the floor level, is increased at lower floors in the courtyard building. This relative reduction is up to 11%, being,
for the case study analyzed, an average reduction of 7%.},
organization = {This work was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades, National Government of Spain, research projects MTM 2015-64577-C2-2-R, RTI 2018-093521-BC33 and pre-doctoral contract granted to Eduardo Diz Mellado (FPU 18/04783) . The authors gratefully acknowledge AEMET (State Meteorological Agency) for the data supplied},
publisher = {ELSEVIER},
keywords = {Building performance simulation},
keywords = {Building energy modelling (BEM)},
keywords = {Building energy demand},
keywords = {Passive cooling},
keywords = {Inner courtyards},
keywords = {Simulation tools},
title = {Assessing the impact of courtyards in cooling energy demand in buildings},
doi = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128742},
author = {Sánchez de la Flor, Francisco José and Ruiz Pardo, Álvaro and Diz Mellado, Eduardo María and Rivera-Gómez, Carlos and Galán-Marín, Carmen},
}