The paper investigates experimentally the thermal performance of a ventilated double skin facade (DSF) with phase change material (PCM) in its air channel, during the heating season in the Mediterranean climate. Two identical house-like cubicles located in Puigverd de Lleida (Spain) were monitored during winter 2012, and in one of them, a ventilated facade with PCM was located in the south wall. The ventilated facade can operate under mechanical or natural ventilation mode and its thermal control depends on the weather conditions and the energetic demand of the building. The experimental results conclude that even though the use of the ventilated facade with PCM improves significantly the thermal behaviour of the whole building (working as a heat supplier in free floating tests, and reducing significantly the electrical consumption of the HVAC systems), these improvements might be increased if a thermal control is used. (C) 2012 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Tech Univ Madrid, Fac Architecture, Dept Construct & Technol Architecture, Ave Juan de Herrera 4, Madrid 28040, SpainTech Univ Madrid, Fac Architecture, Dept Construct & Technol Architecture, Ave Juan de Herrera 4, Madrid 28040, Spain
Arce Recatala, Maria
Garcia Morales, Soledad
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Garcia Morales, Soledad
van den Bossche, Nathan
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Univ Ghent, Fac Engn & Architecture, Ghent, BelgiumTech Univ Madrid, Fac Architecture, Dept Construct & Technol Architecture, Ave Juan de Herrera 4, Madrid 28040, Spain