EXPERIMENT RESEARCH ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY SAVING EFFECT OF RETRACTABLE MEMBRANE SKYLIGHT IN DETACHED HOUSING WITH OPENING CEILING SPACE

Abstract

In recent years in Japan, membrane is often employed as safer ceiling for large span building because of its material advantages of light weight and soft property. Furthermore, membrane ceiling may improve the indoor thermal environment and energy efficiency by blocking air flow. Such environment aspect of membrane ceiling has not been well investigated, yet. The aim of this paper is to investigate the indoor thermal environment impact by membrane ceiling and its energy saving effect in detached housing with opening ceiling space through field tests.