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November 25, 2025
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An Evaluation of a New Building Energy Simulation Tool to Assess the Impact of Water Flow Glazing Facades on Maintaining Comfortable Temperatures and Generating Renewable Energy

Publicated to: Sustainability. 17 (21): 9669-9669 - 2025-10-30 17(21), DOI: 10.3390/su17219669

Authors:

Gonzalo, FD; Santamaría, BM; Ramos, JAH
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Affiliations

Keene State Coll, Dept Sustainable Prod Design & Architecture, 229 Main St, Keene, NH 03435 USA - Author
Tech Univ Madrid UPM, Sch Aeronaut & Space Engn, Dept Appl Math, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Tech Sch Architecture Madrid, Dept Construct & Architectural Technol, Ave, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Reducing energy consumption in buildings presents a challenge for the construction and architectural industries. Stakeholders in the building sector require innovative products and systems to reduce energy usage effectively. Building Energy Simulation (BES) tools are essential for understanding energy-related issues during the design phase. However, the existing BES tools are often complex and costly, making them inaccessible to many architects and engineers who lack the software expertise for integrating new systems into existing Building Energy Simulation frameworks. To address this gap, the authors of this article have developed a new tool that enables early-stage evaluation of building performance. Additionally, the tool includes Water Flow Glazing (WFG) as a construction element that is part of both the facade and the building's heating and cooling system. The authors validated the methodology by comparing the results from the new tool with those from the commercial BES tool Indoor Climate and Energy IDA-ICE 5.0 in accordance with ASHRAE standards. The same cases were tested by comparing the indoor temperature of a room with the power absorbed by the water, as measured by both tools. A WFG facade can effectively help maintain comfortable room temperatures throughout both winter and summer while producing renewable thermal energy via water heat absorption. The accuracy of this tool was validated using the normalized root mean square error between results from the new tool and those from IDA-ICE 5.0, which remained below the maximum allowable error established by ASHRAE. Validation of the tool using an experimental prototype showed that a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.91 can be achieved through iterative refinement between the model and measured data.
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Keywords

Alternative energyBuilding energy simulationCoolingEnergy useHeatingIndoor comfortable temperatureRenewable thermal energySimulationStakeholderThermal powerWater flowWater flow glazing

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sustainability 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, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geography, Planning and Development.

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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 2026-04-25:

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

    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/94842/

    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

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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States of America.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (HERNANDEZ RAMOS, JUAN ANTONIO).

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    Awards linked to the item

    This work was supported by Keene State College Faculty Development Grant program.
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