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Bioclimatic orientation method for buildings

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The desirable orientation of buildings is the direction which performs the best throughout the year in relation to human comfort conditions. Those situations can be evaluated with the use of the Bioclimatic Chart. From the radiation vectors occurring during the underheated and overheated periods the most heat balanced orientation direction can be calculated. The method is varified by model experiments. The results indicate that in the New York-New Jersey area the optimum exposure is 18 degrees East of South.

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Als Orientierung von Gebäuden ist die Richtung wünschenswert, die die besten Bedingungen für das menschliche Wohlbefinden während des ganzen Jahres gewährleistet. Solche Lagen können durch Benutzung der bioklimatischen Karte abgeschätzt werden. Aus den Strahlungsvektoren der zu kühlen und zu warmen Perioden kann die Orientierung mit den ausgeglichensten Wärmeverhältnissen berechnet werden. Die Methode wird durch Experimente am Modell ergänzt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen,dass im Gebiet New York-New Jersey die optimale Orientierung 18° Ost zu Süd beträgt.

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L'orientation la plus appropriée des bâtiments est celle qui apporte à l'homme le plus de confort tout au long de l'année. Il est possible de déterminer ces situations en partant de cartes bioclimatologique.On peut calculer l'orientation la plus favorable pour obtenir une chaleur également répartie et cela en tenant compte des vecteurs de radiation des périodes les plus chaudes d'une part, les plus froides d'autre part. On a vérifié la méthode de calcul par des essais effectués sur un modèle. Dans la région de New York-New Jersey, l'exposition optimum est parallèle à un asimut de 72° E.

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Olgyay, V. Bioclimatic orientation method for buildings. Int J Biometeorol 11, 163–174 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01426843

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