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- Insulation vs. thermal mass @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- gains from solar radiation are insufficiently, or not at all, taken into account by scientists. The a... ty or the second law of thermodynamics) that have not been "proven". Strictly speaking, that is in fact... t has stood up to each test till today. This does not place the stand of scientific knowledge in the ra... in the house.\\ \\ Simply stated: although it is not "absolutely" certain that the heat equation corre
- Insulation works – Evidence no.1 "Measurements at a highly insulated wall" @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- (nice and warm!); the mean temperature is 24 °C. Note that the heating system was not turned on in this room throughout the entire period of time. The heat... ning and end of the time period. However, this is not the case. More exact calculation results will onl... _highly_insulated_wall#very low heat flows]] does not take into account transient effects. This is only
- Thermal insulation
- As a matter of fact, it is thermal insulation and not heat storage which is important (see [[planning:t... lower depending on the climate). These values are not only benchmarks for all construction methods but ... alue x temperature difference. This equation does not only apply when the temperature difference is con... following year. Yet, even if the temperatures are not exactly the same, the relationship still applies
- Types of glazing and their specific values @planning:thermal_protection:windows
- window "costs" € 42 in heating energy each year. Not only the energy losses are increased, however. D... === Double low-e glazing: much better, but still not good enough ==== Significant progress is possibl... s. * An interesting fact is that "glazing" has not become more expensive in spite of the enormously ... ve this level of quality for the whole window and not just for the glazing ** a well-insulated window f
- Don’t save on the insulation
- uncomfortably\\ cold near the wall–\\ one should not place\\ any furniture here:\\ it will become very... ld -\\ there is still a risk\\ of mould growth.\\ Not enough insulation.| The wall is now warm\\ and co... For 4.5 kilowatts, even an ordinary fan heater is not enough, therefore a special high performance heat... acades and the new coat of paint/improvement will not be more expensive than that for the normal plaste
- Outdoor thermography @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- reas of particular\\ interest have been labelled. Note the white boundary line between the\\ uninsulate... recorded for the bags – rendering the bags barely noticeable in the thermal image. Nevertheless, the in... before sunrise, direct or indirect sunlight would not be the cause for the slightly higher temperatures... facade areas of the heated upper floor which have not yet been insulated have a much higher average tem
- Thermal protection in retrofits @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- avings and also protects the building substance - not only in new constructions but also in modernised ... sulation eliminates the danger of mould growth is not just luck or limited to the case shown here. By ... verywhere and therefore problems with humidity do not occur [[planning:thermal_protection:thermal_prote... ee diagram below). It is particularly important, not only from the building physics point of view, but
- 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
- ===== Introduction ===== Old buildings often do not have any insulation on the exterior wall going al... ses though, e.g. if a building is listed, this is not possible. So insulating the interior side becomes... rior facade in neo-baroque style (Figure 1) could not be insulated with an exterior insulation and fini... s with the same indoor conditions by simulations (not shown here) results in less differences then seen
- Energy use for heating in a well insulated new building @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- t. If even a single element of this concept did not work as planned, the heat loss would be considera... asurements and calculations.)**\\ //|\\ \\ Please note that heat gains from heat sources inside the bui... nted for in detail. This proves that the house is not heated by hidden “power consumers“. Yet, all fou
- PHI window certification: previous success and new climate zones @planning:thermal_protection:windows:window_certification
- ouse was just getting started was that there were not yet any windows on the market with high enough qu