Wind Effects on a Permeable Double Skin Façade, the ENI Head Office Case Study

Currently, the energy and environmental efficiency of buildings has led to development cladding systems that may help reduce structure’s demand, using techniques such as Permeable Double Skin Façade (PDSF). Given complex aerodynamic interactions, presence an external porous screen in addition inner skin play a crucial role fluid-dynamic characterization buildings, making definition wind effects very complex. A new methodology for quantitative assessment impact wind-loading conditions on this particular type is presented. It based combined experimental–numerical approach, essentially wind-tunnel tests rigid scale model computational fluid dynamic simulations. case study proposed application methodology. Results include design pressure values glazed façade permeable facade. An estimation flow rate across quantified numerical model.