Laboratory and in-situ non-destructive methods to evaluate the thermal transmittance and behavior of walls, windows, and construction elements with innovative …

N Soares, C Martins, M Gonçalves, P Santos… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The experimental characterization of the overall thermal transmittance of homogeneous,
moderately-and non-homogeneous walls, windows, and construction elements with …

[HTML][HTML] A Comprehensive Review and Recent Trends in Thermal Insulation Materials for Energy Conservation in Buildings

A Ali, A Issa, A Elshaer - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent years, energy conservation became a strategic goal to preserve the environment,
foster sustainability, and preserve valuable natural resources. The building sector is …

Comprehensive review and analysis of glazing systems towards nearly zero-energy buildings: energy performance, thermal comfort, cost-effectiveness, and …

SA Moghaddam, C Serra, M Gameiro da Silva… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global interest in nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEBs) has led to their establishment as
mandatory building objectives in Europe for all new constructions starting in 2021. The …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the experimental methods for evaluation of windows' solar heat gain coefficient: From standardized tests to new possibilities

SA Moghaddam, N Simões, MG da Silva - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the most important properties of a glazing system is the solar heat gain coefficient
(SHGC, or g-value) which quantifies the passive solar thermal gains. There are several …

A new simple method to measure wall thermal transmittance in situ and its adaptability analysis

X Meng, T Luo, Y Gao, L Zhang, Q Shen… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Simple Hot Box-Heat Flow Meter Method is proposed to measure the wall
thermal transmittance conveniently in situ with the high accuracy on the basis of the previous …

Analytical methods to estimate the thermal transmittance of LSF walls: Calculation procedures review and accuracy comparison

P Santos, G Lemes, D Mateus - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
An accurate evaluation of the thermal transmittance (U-value) of building envelope elements
is fundamental for a reliable assessment of their thermal behaviour and energy efficiency …

Review of the Experimental Methods for Evaluation of Windows' Thermal Transmittance: From Standardized Tests to New Possibilities

N Simões, SA Moghaddam, MG da Silva - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
One of the most important parameters that indicate the energy performance of a window
system is the thermal transmittance (U-value). Many research studies that deal with …

An innovative compact facility for the measurement of the thermal properties of building materials: first experimental results

R Bruno, P Bevilacqua, G Cuconati, N Arcuri - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal transmittances of opaque and transparent surfaces (U-values) is an influential
parameter for the evaluation of the thermal losses through the building envelope. Usually, it …

Measurement prototype for fast estimation of building wall thermal resistance under controlled and natural environmental conditions

TT Ha, V Feuillet, J Waeytens, K Zibouche, L Peiffer… - Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of the methods for in situ measurement of the thermal resistance of building walls
implement passive approaches requiring long measurement times and specific …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporating multi-source uncertainties in fast building wall thermal resistance estimation through physics-based and multi-fidelity statistical learning models

H Nasser, G Perrin, R Chakir, S Demeyer… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Meta-modelling and Bayesian inversion technique are proposed for fast and accurate in-situ
estimation of the total thermal resistance (R Tot) of walls using non-intrusive wall …