Greenhouse effect in double-skin facade

In these last years, a great deal of interest has been devoted to double-skin facades due to the advantages claimed by this technology (in terms of energy saving in the cold season, high-tech image, protection from external noise and wind loads).One of the great characteristics of the double-skin facade is the greenhouse effect. We identify the factors that influence the greenhouse effect.The identified parameters are solar radiation level, orientation and shading devices use, opaque wall/window proportion of the interior facade, wind speed, colour of shading devices and of interior facade, depth of the cavity of the double-skin, glazing type in the interior facade and openings in the double-skin.We analyze the impact of these parameters on the mean air temperature evolution in the cavity.After that analyse, the article answers the question: is greenhouse effect favourable?The answer is moderate according to the double-skin orientation.