The effect of sun spaces on temperature patterns within buildings: two case studies on the METU campus

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2009

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The aim of this study was to investigate the passive and active parameters affecting energy efficiency of two office buildings with sun spaces, namely the MATPUM Building and the Solar Building on the Middle East Technical University (METU) Campus, Ankara and the effect of sun spaces on temperature patterns within mentioned buildings. Both buildings were oriented in the same direction, namely south. However, the location and the type of the sunspaces differed from each other. The sun space in the MATPUM Building is an atrium which has southerly glazed façade. On the other hand, the sun space in the Solar Building is an enclosed conservatory which has southerly glazed façades and roof. The effect of sun spaces on temperature patterns within case study buildings was determined by collecting internal temperature and humidity data from different locations within the buildings and external temperature and humidity data on certain days of the week from May to August and October and November. Data loggers were used to collect these data. The collected data was then compared for the two buildings and also for the different months. In conclusion, more heat gain resulting in temperature increase inside the buildings was obtained in conservatories when compared to the atria which have glazed façade instead of glazed roof. This was also proved by the analysis of variance method which was used for the comparison of temperature data of two buildings.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12611427/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/19308

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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H. Kırmızı, “The effect of sun spaces on temperature patterns within buildings: two case studies on the METU campus,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.