Thermal and Daylight Evaluation of Building Zones

An analysis of thermal balance and daylight level in building residential zones is presented in the article. The evaluation is focused on influence of facade thermal insulation layers and multi glass pane windows on reduction of solar gains and daylight level in internal spaces. The evaluation was carried out as a computer simulation study run in software DesignBuilder. The simulation outputs provided information about optimal facade design for energy efficiency and convenient daylighting in buildings under temperate climatic conditions. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).