Sustainable design for building envelope in hot ‎climates; a case study for the role of the dome as ‎a component of an envelope in heat exchange ‎

Architectural design is influenced by the actual thermal behaviour of building components, and this in turn depends not only on their steady and periodic thermal characteristics, but also on exposure effects, orientation, surface colour, and climatic fluctuations at the given location. Design data and environmental parameters should be produced in an accurate way for specified locations, so that ‎architects and engineers can confidently apply...