The Energy Saving Potential of Wide Windows in Hospital Patient Rooms, Optimizing the Type of Glazing and Lighting Control Strategy under Different Climatic Conditions
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energy demand; hospital patient rooms; window-to-wall ratio (WWR); glazing specifications; lighting; dynamic building energy simulations; TRNSYS;All these keywords.
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