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- Definition and effects of thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges
- ===== Definition and effects of thermal bridges ===== ===== Thermal bridges - Introduction ===== Heat makes its way from the heated space towards... , it follows the path of least resistance. \\ A **thermal bridge** is a localised area of the building enve... ween the inside and the outside). The effects of thermal bridges are: * **Altered**, usually decrease
- What defines thermal bridge free design? @basics:building_physics_-_basics
- ====== What defines thermal bridge free design? ====== A building envelope is considered to be free of thermal bridges if the transmission losses under consideration of all [[basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:thermal_bridge_definition|thermal bridges]] are not greater than the result calculated using the e
- Thermal bridge calculation @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges
- ====== Thermal bridge calculation ====== [[basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:thermal_bridge_definition|Thermal bridges]] are an important instrument for identifying in more detail the heat lo
- The Passive House in summer
- lemented a [[:a_simplified_method_for_determining_thermal_comfort_in_summer_for_buildings_without_active_co... temperatures and low humidities during night). **Thermal building simulations** are used to determine the ... he form of [[:a_simplified_method_for_determining_thermal_comfort_in_summer_for_buildings_without_active_co... alue of 49.5%. **//__Fig. 11__//** shows how the thermal comfort progresses in summer if the window type a
- Local thermal comfort @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_comfort
- ====== Local thermal comfort ====== It is interesting that all comfort criteria are automatically fulfille... irements of the Passive House Standard - Improved thermal insulation simultaneously improves thermal comfort. This can be explained as follows: * By improving thermal insulation (regardless of the external building c
- Special features and characteristics of components in contact with the ground @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:ground_contact
- d ====== Basically the procedure for calculating thermal bridges in the case of components with ground contact does not differ from that for other thermal bridges. However, it is helpful if the effect of ... known, especially in terms of setting the linear thermal transmittance for the energy balance in the [[pla... components in contact with the ground ===== The thermal interactions of a building with its surroundings
- Superior thermal protection is affordable @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- ====== Superior thermal protection is affordable====== In **new constructions**, walls, roofs, and other e... asures offers the opportunity to adapt inadequate thermal properties of the building to future requirements. Again, thermal insulation measures can be combined with the main... rdability:Investing in energy efficiency:Superior thermal protection is affordable#Literature|[Kah, Feist 2
- What is a Passive House?
- increased (see [[basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_comfort|Comfort]]).\\ \\ |{{:picopen:comparison_... ximum level of [[basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_comfort|comfort]] both during cold and [[basics:s... nning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components:thermal_envelope:minimising_thermal_bridges|“thermal bridge free design“]]: the insulation is applied without any
- Thermal comfort parameters @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_comfort
- ====== Thermal comfort parameters ====== Many subjective perceptions determine living comfort, even the col... rceptions. Living comfort mainly depends on the "thermal comfort". This has been well-researched and the r... D simulation: J. Schnieders, PHI)}}] Optimal thermal comfort is established when the heat released by ... othing as well as the determining factors for the thermal surroundings**, which are as follows: * air
- Internal heat capacity
- l heat capacity ====== The article on [[planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works:Thermal protection vs. thermal storage|thermal protection vs. thermal storage]], explains how the overall (effecti
- Heated basement @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- fficient to enter $\Psi_{total}$ (as a perimeter thermal bridge). Alternatively, both connections ($\Psi_{... parately for the criterion relating to absence of thermal bridges. {{ :picopen:beheizter_keller_abb_1.png?... he procedure for determining the mentioned linear thermal transmittance is given below. Here it should be m... ter_keller_abb_6.png?500 |}} Note: this is not a thermal bridge free connection. In the example given here
- Thermal Bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges
- ===== Thermal Bridges ===== * [[.:thermal_bridge_definition|]] * [[..:what_defines_thermal_bridge_free_design|What defines thermal bridge free design]] * [[.:tbcalculation|]] * [[:planning:re
- Thermal Bridges Catalogue @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges
- ====== Thermal Bridges Catalogue ====== In case a [[..:what_defines_thermal_bridge_free_design|thermal bridge free]] connection is not possible (e.g. modernisation to the EnerPHit Standard), this thermal bridge catalogue can support the designer. The ca
- Thermal comfort @basics:building_physics_-_basics
- ====== Thermal comfort ====== Passive Houses are buildings that need very little energy to achieve a comfo... g topics:**\\ [[basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_comfort:Thermal_comfort_in_Passive_House_Building|Thermal comfort in Passive House buildings 1 ]] [[basics:building_physi
- Planning criteria for Passive Houses in New Zealand @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- h highly efficient heat recovery. A high level of thermal comfort and excellent air quality can thus be gua... educing the energy demand is focused primarily on thermal protection in winter for reducing heat losses. Th... te zones were selected (chapter 2), in which the thermal and hygric behaviour of a selected example buildi... ts (wall, roof, basement ceiling), the building’s thermal mass and the size of the north-facing window area
- Basic principle for calculating thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation
- Software for calculating thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation
- Examples of thermal bridge calculations @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation
- Interior walls on floor slabs @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- Recommended procedure for calculating thermal bridges of components in contact with the ground @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:ground_contact
- Exterior wall on floor slab @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- Philips Experimental House Research 1974ff: Passive versus Active Measures in Europe & America @basics:the_passive_house_-_historical_review
- Life Cycle energy balances, Embodied energy and the Passive House Standard @basics:energy_and_ecology