Impact of material surface properties on building performance across a variety of climates

Kokogiannakis, Georgios; Tuohy, Paul; Darkwa, Jo

Abstract

Reflective coatings have been promoted for improved energy performance of buildings and are considered in some building regulations such as the California Title 24 standard. This paper provides an analysis of the energy impact of different internal and external surface coatings on heating and cooling energy performance across a variety of climates, constructions and building types. The analysis is undertaken with the ESP-r integrated whole building simulation program. The results are compared with other studies and conclusions are drawn. The effect of these properties is shown to affect the energy performance of buildings and to vary with the context.

Citation

Kokogiannakis, G., Tuohy, P., & Darkwa, J. (2012). Impact of material surface properties on building performance across a variety of climates. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts018

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Apr 2, 2012
• Deposit Date: Aug 12, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 12, 2013
• Journal: International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies
• Print ISSN: 1748-1317
• Electronic ISSN: 1748-1325
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 3
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts018
• Keywords: reflective coatings; heating and cooling loads; modelling; emmisivity and reflectivity
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/710066
• Publisher URL: http://ijlct.oxfordjournals.org/content/7/3/181.abstract
• Additional Information: This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version: Kokogiannakis1, G., Tuohy. P. and Darkwa, J., Impact of material surface properties on building performance across a variety of climates, International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 7(3) (2012), 181-186, is available online at: http://ijlct.oxfordjournals.org/content/7/3/181.abstract