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- Insulation vs. thermal mass @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- thermal storage capacity of buildings, claiming that improving the thermal insulation of external wall... the thermal storage capacity of a wall and the heat gains from solar radiation are insufficiently, or not at all, taken into account by scientists. The auth... the scientific community of applying laws (e.g. heat conductivity or the second law of thermodynamics)
- Insulation works – Evidence no.1 "Measurements at a highly insulated wall" @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- == Insulation works – Evidence no.1 "Measurements at a highly insulated wall" ====== ===== Long-term measurements at exterior walls of highly insulated new buildings ... on _works.png?600 }}| |//** Temperatures measured at a highly insulated wall.\\ The entire section of the brick wall stays warm even at low outside temperatures\\ since it is protected
- Thermal insulation
- usually higher than it is outside. As a result, heat is lost through the envelope and, unless this heat is replaced, the inside of the building cools down... climates (or during hot periods) with excessive heat entering the building through its envelope. Therefore, it makes sense **to restrict the heat flow** in any building irrespective of the climat
- Outdoor thermography @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- oor thermographies provide independent evidence that insulating buildings allows for considerable ener... s widely used these days. The infrared range is that part of the invisible light spectrum which is adj... ilar to photographs – the only difference being that they depict heat rays instead of visible light.\\ \\ |{{ :picopen:thermal_imaging_camera_inside.jpg |
- Types of glazing and their specific values @planning:thermal_protection:windows
- n for any other building component. The overall heat transfer coefficient (U<sub>w</sub>-value) of win... glazing - it's about time this was replaced ==== At the beginning of the 1970s, most windows in Germa... alue was about **5.5 W/(m²K)**, * the annual heat losses through 1 m² of such a window were equival... The so-called insulating glass panes were somewhat better. They were installed in new and {{ :picope
- Don’t save on the insulation
- ergy consumption will slow down climate change. That is one of the reasons why the government in Germa... ovement of the render without applying insulation at the same time – it will be well worth it! * Do... kness! Some more insulation material won't cost that much – otherwise it won't be possible to increase... s actually proved to be the decisive factor for heat loss. Built and functioning Passive Houses are th
- Energy use for heating in a well insulated new building @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- d new building ====== Here is further evidence that insulating buildings allows for significant energ... rks:insulation_works_-_evidence_no.1_measurements_at_a_highly_insulated_wall| measurements at a highly insulated wall]]and it is based on the energy consu... asurements ===== The following image shows the heat consumption data recorded in a highly insulated b
- Thermal protection in retrofits @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- rotection in retrofits ====== It can be proved that insulation of buildings leads to significant ener... \ exterior surfaces, including new windows and heat recovery.\\ Planned by [[http://www.schulze-daru... due to moisture build-up ===== Research shows that increasing the insulation thickness of an externa... rt_eng.png?450 }}| |//** Old building - situation at the facade without insulation **//|//**Refurbishe
- Comparison of in-situ measurements and hygrothermal simulations of four different interior insulation systems @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works:comparison_of_in_situ_measurements_and_hygrothermal_simulations_of_four_different_interior_insulation_systems
- ecially in these cases the decreased temperatures at the beam heads outside the insulation plane can c... ion systems, temperatures and relative humidities at different positions within the construction were ... reproduced with a deviation of less than ~5 % RH at the end of the considered period. With some varia... ably by the ventilation unit not working properly at that time. After the change of the filter a steep
- Thermal protection works
- tection works ====== How come there is any doubt at all that this obvious statement is true?\\ Whatever scepticism there may be, the following article compiles evidence that is beyond doubt: * Insulation works, especial... y according to the findings of building physics that have been proven true for many decades. * In
- PHI window certification: previous success and new climate zones @planning:thermal_protection:windows:window_certification
- when Passive House was just getting started was that there were not yet any windows on the market with... ieved by individually improving standard windows, at times right on the construction site. To improve ... d line in Figure 1 shows this impressive upswing. At the same time, products are constantly becoming b... e component. The smaller Ψ<sub>opaque</sub> is (that is, the lower losses are along the edge of the gl
- Windows
- lated windows will cause relatively cold surfaces at the facade and will require active heating near t