The large majority of the building heat losses occur through the building envelope. Hence,
the accurate evaluation of energy leakages, quantified by the thermal transmittance (U …

Nowadays, there is a vast need to calculate performances of timber constructions. Usually,
simulations are implemented to predict buildings elements final performances. Here, the …

The building industry is responsible for considerable energy consumption and the
production of large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Hence, reducing the …

The majority of small to medium residential dwellings in New Zealand are constructed using
timber, which makes up over 90% of the market share of structural materials in construction …

Reduction of energy use in buildings is an important measure to achieve climate change
mitigation. It is essential to minimize heat losses when designing and building energy …

The aim of the present work was to simulate the behaviour of cork-based mortars in the
minimization of energy consumption and condensation effects in an existing dwelling from …

Thermal bridges in light-gauge steel-framed exterior walls lead to more winter heat loss,
summer heat gain, and building pathologies generated by moisture condensation and …

Nowadays thermal bridges losses in building design (standard or dynamic simulations) are
generally evaluated using heat transmission coefficients from a database of usual cases …

In this paper, an experimental and numerical approach to the characterization of thermal
bridges is presented. The need for this characterization was found within an experimental …

The microclimatic surface conditions of a building façade are critical for determining the
degradation of the façade material. Most models use the ambient temperature and RH to …