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The Impact of Building Facades on Energy Efficiency in Hot Climates

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Last updated: 09 Mar 2025

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Architectural Engineering.

Abstract

The significance of sustainable buildings has grown lately due to the imperative to conserve energy. Buildings consume a substantial portion, approximately 40%, of total energy usage. The surface area of the building facade plays a crucial role in achieving energy efficiency. Particularly in hot climates, the building envelope operates as an obstacle to external climate fluctuations. This study focuses on the impact of the building facade components on the energy and thermal performance of buildings in hot climates. Based on prior studies, it investigates the effect of external wall materials, glazing layers, and insulation materials on buildings energy consumption. The study reviews innovative design approaches and technologies that improve environmental conditions, providing modern and effective solutions to optimize building envelope performance in hot climates. The research utilized designbuilder simulation program to assess the influence of façade wall materials and glazing on energy consumption. Findings demonstrate that selecting appropriate materials and adjusting glazing types significantly impact energy usage. Enhancing thermal properties, u-value and SHGC, can improve the performance of facade materials. Additionally, glazing areas exert substantial influence accounting for approximately 80% of the façade's impact on energy consumption. The results indicate that energy savings are up to 78.4% compared to the base-case.

DOI

10.21608/jaet.2024.317426.1324

Keywords

building façade, Wall materials, Glazing Type, Energy efficiency, Hot Climates

Authors

First Name

Gehad

Last Name

Hanafy

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Architectural Engineering Dep., Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

Email

gehad_ahmed@mu.edu.eg

City

El-Minya

Orcid

0000-0003-3737-5116

Volume

44

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

53703

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-09-01

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

124

Page End

131

Print ISSN

2682-2091

Online ISSN

2812-5487

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https://jaet.journals.ekb.eg/article_414106.html

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414,106

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Original Article

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1,142

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Journal

Publication Title

Journal of Advanced Engineering Trends

Publication Link

https://jaet.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Impact of Building Facades on Energy Efficiency in Hot Climates

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Article

Created At

25 Feb 2025