Building Envelope Design

Building facades are the “skin� between the building occupant and the external climate, and therefore significantly impact occupant comfort and productivity, and building energy use – also considered in various associated Green Star credits. This seminar will focus specifically on designing facades for optimal daylight availability and thermal comfort.
The aim is to transfer a basic conceptual understanding to seminar attendees on the following subjects:

• Occupant comfort
• Defined in terms of thermal comfort, lighting and glare Climate, façade and building energy consumption
• Introduction to the links between climate, façade and energy consumption from heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting
• Basic principles of façade design related to daylight availability and solar control
• Daylight availability: glazing ratio, window transmissivity and header height, shading devices, impact of building depth and avenue width
• Solar control: solar heat gain, impact of building orientation, insulation, ventilation and shading devices
• Façade design and Green Star
• Relates daylight availability and thermal comfort through façade design back to Green Star credits