Abstract
Abstract The paper investigates the effect of size, orientation, glass quality and shading of windows on indoor thermal environment of buildings in a hot arid climate. The study uses a validated mathematical model which simulates the transient thermal behaviour of a building. The results show that the indoor environment does not improve significantly if the window glazing is changed from single to double. The results further show that a south facing window has the largest potential to improve winter and summer indoor comfort and each m 2 area of window can provide winter heating to 2–3 m 2 area of the floor. South facing windows improve thermal indoor comfort in summer also.
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