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Building Shape Factor

Building Shape Factor is a geometric performance metric that quantifies the ratio of a building's external surface area to its enclosed volume, serving to evaluate the energy efficiency implications of its three-dimensional form.

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2.7K

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146

Authors

69

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

26

Variants

Surface-to-volume Ratio

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Publications

49

A parametric approach to optimizing urban form, energy balance and environmental quality: The case of Mediterranean districts

Jonathan Natanian, Or Aleksandrowicz, Thomas Auer · Applied Energy · 2019 · 214 citations · Full text

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The effect of geometry factors on fenestration energy performance and energy savings in office buildings

Irina Susorova, Meysam Tabibzadeh, Anisur Rahman et al. · Energy and Buildings · 2012 · 180 citations

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Impact of building shape on thermal performance of office buildings in Kuwait

Adnan Al-Anzi, Donghyun Seo, Moncef Krarti · Energy Conversion and Management · 2008 · 176 citations

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Energy loads, CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and building stocks: morphologies, typologies, energy systems and behaviour

Serge Salat · Building Research & Information · 2009 · 166 citations

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Impact of three-dimensional parametric modeling of buildings on productivity in structural engineering practice

Rafael Sacks, Ronen Barak · Automation in Construction · 2007 · 158 citations

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Authors

146

  1. MP
    Miroslav Premrov

    University of Maribor, Slovenia

    2 publications · 119 citations

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  2. VŽ
    Vesna Žegarac Leskovar

    University of Maribor, Slovenia

    2 publications · 119 citations

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  3. GM
    Gülten Manioğlu

    Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye

    1 publications · 59 citations

    1

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  4. XW
    Xi Wang

    Southeast University, China

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  5. PJ
    Pornkasem Jongpradist

    King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

    1 publications · 40 citations

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Institutions

69

  1. Tianjin University

    Tianjin, China

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    437 citations

  2. University of Maribor

    Maribor, Slovenia

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    287 citations

  3. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

    Haifa, Israel

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    530 citations

  4. TU Wien

    Vienna, Austria

    1 h-index

    8 publications

    184 citations

  5. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    180 citations

  6. Hebei University of Engineering

    Handan, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  7. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  8. Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

    Xi'an, China

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    52 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Building Engineering

    3 publications · 144 citations

    3

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  2. Sustainability

    3 publications · 137 citations

    3

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  3. Energy and Buildings

    3 publications · 353 citations

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  4. Energy

    2 publications · 119 citations

    2

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  5. Energy Reports

    2 publications · 83 citations

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