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Effective use of building mass
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In this paper, the use of building thermal mass has been investigated in the context of air-conditioning in buildings and the potential of using a building's fabric as a thermal buffer to reduce summertime temperature swings.About:
This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 1994-08-01. It has received 32 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermal mass & Efficient energy use.read more
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Effect of thermal mass on the thermal performance of various Australian residential constructions systems
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of thermal mass on the thermal performance of several types of Australian residential construction, namely: cavity brick (CB), brick veneer (BV), reverse brick veneser (RBV), and light weight (LW) constructions, was examined numerically using the commercial AccuRate energy rating tool developed by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
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Modeling, design and thermal performance of a BIPV/T system thermally coupled with a ventilated concrete slab in a low energy solar house: Part 2, ventilated concrete slab
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the modeling and design of a building-integrated photovoltaic-thermal (BIPV/T) system thermally coupled with a ventilated concrete slab (VCS) adopted in a prefabricated, two-storey detached, low energy solar house.
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Abilities and limitations of thermal mass activation for thermal comfort, peak shifting and shaving: A review
TL;DR: In this article, the performance and control for thermal energy systems with peak shaving and shifting as an objective is discussed and barriers to its application and development are also addressed and the performance of such systems are discussed.
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Modeling ventilated slab systems using a hollow core slab: Implementation in a whole building energy simulation program
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a computational model for a ventilated slab system and investigated its implementation in a whole building energy simulation program, EnergyPlus, which has two major components: an auxiliary air handling unit (AHU) and a radiant slab with hollow core panels.
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Effects of furniture and contents on peak cooling load
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of furniture and contents (i.e., internal mass) have on zone peak cooling loads using a perimeter zone model in EnergyPlus across 5400 parametric simulation runs.