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Barbero-Barrera, Maria Del MarCorresponding AuthorTendero-Caballero, RicardoAuthor

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August 4, 2024
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Impact of Solar Shading on Façades' Surface Temperatures under Summer and Winter Conditions by IR Thermography

Publicated to: ARCHITECTURE-SWITZERLAND. 4 (2): 221-246 - 2024-06-01 4(2), DOI: 10.3390/architecture4020014

Authors:

Barbero-Barrera, Maria del Mar; Tendero-Caballero, Ricardo; Garcia de Viedma-Santoro, Maria
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Dept Construct, ETS Edificac, Avda Juan Herrera 6, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, ETS Arquitectura, Dept Construct & Technol Architecture, Avda Juan Herrera 4, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

In warm climates with high levels of solar irradiation, solar shading plays a determinant role on buildings' envelope performance, both during summer and winter conditions. In this research, an evaluation of the solar shading effect on sunny fa & ccedil;ades through IR thermography non-destructive testing was performed. Sunny and shaded areas revealed temperature differences of 7.4 degrees C in summer conditions and up to 1.2 degrees C in wintertime. Moreover, solar shading was shown to be beneficial not only for decreasing surface temperature in summertime but also for reducing convective air flow in wintertime. In addition, it was found that the prevalence of dense shadows, especially with non-reflective materials in louvres, is favorable. External Thermal Insulation Constructive Systems (ETICS) must be shadowed and the use of clear colors is recommended to reinforce homogeneity in the surface in wintertime and reduce solar absorptance in summertime. Under steady-state calculations, thermal losses can be reduced up to 30% at night in wintertime and up to 50-60% at daytime in summertime because of the shadowing. However, another important finding lied in the confirmation of the performance gap that arises between using air temperature, sol-air temperature and the actual surface temperature data, in such a way that the two former implied high levels of inaccuracy and overestimated the performance of the buildings compared to the actual behavior. Some of the main conclusions can be extrapolated to other circumstances.
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Keywords

DevicesEfficiencyEnergy conservationEnergy performanceFacadesHighrise residential buildingsInfrared thermographyOrientationReductionSolar shadingStrategThermal gainsThermal lossesThermal performanceThermographThermography

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal ARCHITECTURE-SWITZERLAND due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Architecture.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-10:

  • WoS: 7
  • Scopus: 3
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-10:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 23.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 23 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/89992/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 123
  • Downloads: 261
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (BARBERO BARRERA, MARIA DEL MAR) and Last Author (TENDERO CABALLERO, RICARDO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been BARBERO BARRERA, MARIA DEL MAR.

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Awards linked to the item

This research was funded by the LIFE 10 ENV/ES 439 project.
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