Status of window shading in residential buildings in Wuhan

Investigation results show that window shading is considered only in a few buildings and most residents take provisional window shading measure. Based on the principle of both considering sun shading in summer and sunlight in winter, puts forward the dimension determination method of horizontal window shading structure in the south of buildings and vertical window shading structure in the north of buildings. By using this method, analyses the dimension of typical window shading structure in residential buildings in Wuhan.