Comparative Analysis of Thermal Performance between Courtyards in Mediterranean Climate

This paper analyzes the thermal performance of three courtyards located in Dos Hermanas (Seville, Spain) simultaneously monitored during five days in the hot period of the year, from 4 June to 9 June. The results show a significant tempering effect in all the courtyards, recording a maximum outdoor-...

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Autores: López Cabeza, Victoria Patricia, Galán-Marín, Carmen, Rivera-Gómez, Carlos, Roa-Fernández, Jorge, Borrego Baena, Juan Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/88503
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/88503
https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2221381
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Inner courtyards
patio
Mediterranean climate
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the thermal performance of three courtyards located in Dos Hermanas (Seville, Spain) simultaneously monitored during five days in the hot period of the year, from 4 June to 9 June. The results show a significant tempering effect in all the courtyards, recording a maximum outdoor-indoor temperature difference up to 11 °C in the courtyard with the best performance and 7 °C in the less favorable one. It is confirmed that deep courtyards perform better, and shadows elements such as vegetation also improve the results, creating a good opportunity to use these elements to easily enhance the performance of existing courtyards.