Evaluation and Simulation of the Effect of the Types of Glazing and the Choice of Materials on the Energy Efficiency of a Building

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By:Malek Jedidi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jsbct.v4i1.4790

Abstract:
Tunisia is one of the pioneering developing countries in terms of energy
efficiency policy initiated since the mid-1980s. Indeed, energy efficiency
has become one of the main pillars of the country’s energy strategy,
especially with the increase in energy prices. The main objective of this
work is to give an idea of the impact that certain choices made during the
design of a building can have on its energy balance, namely the orientation
of the facades, the types of glazing and their surfaces, the choice of
materials, etc. The calculation of the building’s energy requirement was
determined using the transient systems simulation program TRNSYS
(version 18) with a modular structure.
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