The system of masonry with double massive brickwork performed better for three climates; for Belém, however, an adequate system highly depends on the preference scenario.
A four-story building representing the conventional type of residential apartments for four climates of cold, temperate, hot-arid and hot-humid was selected for simulation.
In addition a CCHP system is designed for five climates by using different sizing methods and the results and advantages and disadvantages of sizing methods are compared as well.
The overheating risk is assessed for four climate scenarios, which represent historical and future scenarios developed by the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute.
Interannual trend analyses were carried out for three climate models under two climate change scenarios to examine spatial and temporal patterns of thermal stress.
Three mode of functioning are simulated for three climate cases: relatively cold and humid for Bizerte, hot and dry for Remada and finally moderate for Djerba.
The results show that the proposed wet fabric device has a cooling potential for three climate conditions, considering that it does not require substantial constructive modifications.
The climate projections for the future scenarios were available for a period of 2040 2069 for five climate models (GCM: GFDL-CM3, GISS-E2-R, HadGEM2-ES, MIROC5, and MPI-ESM-MR) under two forcing scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5).
Finite difference method is used to solve the governing equations for each case by using temperature, relative humidity and solar radiation measurements for three climate conditions: Hot sub-humid, hot humid and warm sub-humid.
A series of energy simulations were performed for six climate zones in the United States using a model of a room in a typical office building created in Design Builder, an energy analysis program, to evaluate total annual energy consumption.
