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Insulation vs. thermal mass

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s Wärmedämmen? (Is thermal storage more important than thermal protection?) Passivhaus Institut, Darmsta... face of it, reputable science "has a harder time" than fanatics who believe in the absoluteness of their... ty of the external walls is extremely small (less than 0.5 %). * The heat capacity of the interior ... . The period of time spanned by the storage (more than 3 months) is much longer here than it is for a ho

Insulation works – Evidence no.1 "Measurements at a highly insulated wall"

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e the exterior of the brick would be a lot colder than the center of the brick and even more so than the interior surface. Yet, the temperature measured at th... hat of the brick wall. This result is even better than the theoretical value of approx. 28.5 resulting f... that:(( Why did we use the word “evidence” rather than “proof“?\\ In natural sciences a “proof“ calls fo

Outdoor thermography

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y way reducing the energy use for heating to less than 10% of the original figure. These values have bee... theless, the insulated surface is slightly warmer than the surrounding objects. Since the thermal image ... ly show that the insulated facade loses less heat than the uninsulated facade. It also allows for an es

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

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ince the old construction will become much colder than it was without interior insulation, the risk of m... lusions ===== After a measurement period of more than 2 years hygrothermal simulations using the measur... dity could be reproduced with a deviation of less than ~5 % RH at the end of the considered period. With

Energy use for heating in a well insulated new building

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ng space. This means: Passive Houses require less than 10% of the energy used by typical central Europea... with calculations ===== There are currently more than **20,000 Passive House dwelling units in use** (a