The window element versus thermal performance and comfort: a systematization of literature

Abstract

By 2050 the world will have almost 10 billion people and compromising ecological boundaries will be a problem. The objective of the paper was to identify the characteristics of the window most addressed in international scientific production, with an emphasis on obtaining the building's energy performance and thermal comfort. Bibliographic data indexed in the Scopus, Web of Science and Science Direct databases were used. The methodological procedures defined the criteria for choosing electronic databases, the research strategies and definition of the search descriptors and defined the parameters of relevance and the procedures for analyzing the content and its systematization. The information obtained resulted in 744 articles related to the object of study. For better organization of the results, the classification of the researched content was divided into two categories: the elements and positioning of the window; and the factors that influence building performance. The results showed that among the elements, the type of glazing of windows is the most studied subject, among the factors, energy consumption leads. China is the main research country on the subject, with Brazil taking 17th place. The year 2017 presented the largest number of publications.