Material Optimisation for Future Double Skin Façade System Design

Abstract

Façades have a significant impact on energy consumption in interiors. Designers aimed to reduce energy consumption by developing different façade systems. Double Skin Façade (DSF) aims to increase thermal and ventilation performance in the interior. The depth of the cavity gap between the two façade layers with air inside may adversely affect indoor daylight performance. In addition, studies in the literature indicate that this façade system shows optimum performance in cold climates. With the right design decisions, the DSF system can provide optimum performance in hot climates. In building designs with DSF systems in these climate zones, daylight and energy simulations can make the right design decisions. However, the climate crisis (CC) is increasing air temperatures and sunshine hours in hot and arid climate zones. Simulations are based on current climate data, and the recommendations obtained may not show optimum performance in the future. The study aims to propose an educational building model with a DSF system that will provide optimum visual comfort for 50 years in the Mediterranean climate type (CSA). Meteonorm has created weather scenarios for Izmir for 2050 and 2080. Opossum and Galapagos carried out the optimisation process using this data. The study proposes models that will perform optimally in Izmir for 50 years. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.