Defining the performance of the double skin façade with the use of simulation model

The objective of this paper is to model the double skin façade in order to determine the thermal and flow performance and to find out how the façade should be combined with the HVAC system inside of the building. In order to analyze these aspects a simulation model of the double skin façade was built and validated with the use of the test facilities and a real office building. Models of different configurations were tested and validated. In future it will be used to analyze the design of the double skin façade, its dimensions and integration with the HVAC system This paper is mainly focussed on the model of the double skin façade and the experimental validation.