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
faç / ade. On the other hand, the sun space in the Solar Building is an enclosed
conservatory which has southerly glazed faç / ades 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 faç / ade 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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12611427/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 October 2010 |
| Creators | Kirmizi, Hacer |
| Contributors | Elias-ozkan, Soofia Tahira |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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