Guidelines for Façade Techniques to Optimize Energy Efficiency in Educational Buildings

The use of air conditioning systems to cool buildings has a drastic increase worldwide, leading to an energy crisis particularly in hot arid climate regions, during the summer season. Therefore, building facades play a crucial role in indoor thermal comfort. To address these issues, adopting passive solutions in wall construction techniques in building facades can simultaneously reduce energy consumption and improve the indoor environmental quality. This research focuses on the limited existing literature that specifically examines the challenges and opportunities related to building facades in educational buildings within hot arid climates. The novelty of this research lies in its in-depth exploration of materiality, techniques and design considerations tailored to educational buildings, offering valuable insights into effective strategies for improving energy efficiency and thermal comfort in these settings. The real results of this work encompass actionable recommendations and guidelines for the implementation of sustainable and energy-efficient building facade systems in educational buildings.