Abstract

This article presents the results of the measurements carried out during 1 year of experimentation, in a test-bench with which the thermal behavior of an office with one wall and window exposed to outside climatic conditions, under diverse conditions of operation was simulated. Based on these measurements, an experimental analysis of the thermal balance of the window is presented; in order to evaluate the behavior of the heating consumption of the enclosure, with respect to factors such as real climatic component and the different types of protection elements used on the window. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.