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Bodart, Magali; De Herde, André. A design tool for the choice of glazing in belgian office buildings. In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY ARCHITETURE, 18., 2001, Florianópolis. Anais... Florianópolis, 2001. p. 947-948.
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Abstract

Fenestration has always played an important role in architecture, in every culture, time or place. Before the advent of glazing, the role of window openings was relatively simple, but it changed dramatically thereafter. Nowadays, the use of glazing improves the thermal, the visual and the acoustic comfort inside buildings. It can also play a role of security, intimacy, decoration or view. The market and the research sector offer now a growing number of new materials and the future will confirm this tendency. Although architects are confronted with a vast choice of possibilities, their criteria in selecting glazing often remain limited to economic concerns and architectural appearance. Architects should be helped in the choice of the optimal glazing, in each particular case so that they can benefit from the latest advance coming from the glazing industry. This paper presents a design tool for choosing glazing in office buildings in the Belgian climate. This tool is based on criteria of winter and summer thermal comfort and daylighting. It also takes into account the economic and sustainable aspects. This tool is intended for designers of buildings and for engineering and design departments. It is a fast, user-friendly tool.
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