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- Thermal insulation
- ====== ===== The principle ===== In low-energy buildings in climates with a heating demand the entire **building envelope** has to be well insulated. The building envelope consists of all the building elements which separate the inside from the outside. Its main purpose
- Insulation vs. thermal mass @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- the influence of the thermal storage capacity of buildings, claiming that improving the thermal insulation ... * What happens, when the heating system of an old building breaks down in winter? The author himself experie... on correctly describes the thermal processes in a building component, it is as certain as the knowledge that... 0.5 %). * The heat capacity of the interior building components facing towards the interior has a perc
- Thermal protection in retrofits @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- ofits ====== It can be proved that insulation of buildings leads to significant energy savings and also protects the building substance - not only in new constructions but also in modernised old buildings. Thermal comfort in the home is also improved by... copen:passivhaus_bestand.jpg?415 }}| |//** An old building before renovation:\\ Location: 4 Jean-Paul-Platz
- Insulation works – Evidence no.1 "Measurements at a highly insulated wall" @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- rements at exterior walls of highly insulated new buildings ===== [[planning:thermal_protection:thermal pro... calculated according to the customary methods of building physics.\\ The diagram contains many interesting ... 5 resulting from a simple U-value calculation: In building physics, the “insulating effect“ is defined as the thermal resistance of a building component resulting from its thickness divided by
- Energy use for heating in a well insulated new building @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- == Energy use for heating in a well insulated new building ====== Here is further evidence that insulating buildings allows for significant energy savings. This exam... t consumption data recorded in a highly insulated building, the first Passive House in Darmstadt-Kranichstei... g energy.\\ Left: Average consumption in existing buildings in Germany; approx. 160 kWh/(m²yr).\\ All other
- Don’t save on the insulation
- ce for subsequent thermal protection measures for buildings by offering the attractive subsidy programmes th... lation systems are maintenance-free and permanent building components.\\ Normally, the facade with the compo... this is due to the energy consumption for heating buildings. Thermal insulation is therefore a very effectiv... consumption while at the same time improving the building structure and comfort through better efficiency**
- Outdoor thermography @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- hies provide independent evidence that insulating buildings allows for considerable energy savings and incre... avelength is extended. Infrared thermographies of buildings are based on long-wave [[http://en.wikipedia.org... application of exterior insulation to a Nuremberg building. The modernisation was planned and carried out by... lated facade. An ordinary photograph of the same building has been added for comparison purposes.\\ \\ |{{
- Thermal protection works
- * Insulation works, especially insulation of buildings and exterior building walls. * It works exactly according to the findings of building physics that have been proven true for many decad... by practical experience with highly insulated new buildings as well as older buildings retrofitted with heat
- 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
- n systems ====== ===== Introduction ===== Old buildings often do not have any insulation on the exterior... e comparable thermal comfort conditions to modern buildings insulation is strongly needed. From the view point of building physics, insulating the exterior side of a wall i... better solution. In many cases though, e.g. if a building is listed, this is not possible. So insulating th
- Types of glazing and their specific values @planning:thermal_protection:windows
- dows has advanced more rapidly than for any other building component. The overall heat transfer coefficient ... open:beschlagenes_isolierglas.jpg?90}} modernised buildings after the first oil crisis. There is a layer of ... st of the window itself. Many windows in existing buildings still have these so called "insulating glass pan... sing" became the standard product with the German building regulation of 1995 and was since then used everyw
- PHI window certification: previous success and new climate zones @planning:thermal_protection:windows:window_certification
- new opportunities. While the first Passive House buildings tended to stick to the classic passive-solar "ra... haded urban areas. In addition, a solar-optimized building with today's windows and glazing can cut investment costs quite a bit. If the first Passive House building in Kranichstein were built today, for example, it
- Windows
- e:windows|Windows in refurbishments]] [[planning:building_services:ventilation:passive_house_-_6_reasons_wh