A Method for Rapid Evaluation of Thermal Performance of Wall Assemblies Based on Geographical Location

Abstract

In this study, we present a method for the rapid evaluation of thermal performance of building envelopes without the need of using sophisticated and time-consuming computational modeling. The proposed approach is based on the prediction of monthly energy balances per unit area of a wall assembly using monthly averages of temperature and relative humidity, as well as the elevation of a building’s location. Contrary to most other methods, the obtained results include how moisture content in the wall effects its thermal performance. The developed formulas for calculation of monthly energy balances are verified for nine commonly used wall assemblies in Central Europe in 10 randomly selected locations. The observed agreement of the predicated data was determined using advanced finite-element simulation tools and hourly climatic data, which makes for good prerequisites for the further application of the method in both research and building practices.

Evaluation of Thermal Admittance of Compressed Earth Bricks C.E.B Configurations for School Buildings in Hot-dry climate region of North-western Nigeria

“…The thermal performance of the building can be enhanced by curtailing the heat transfer via the external walls building envelopes. Furthermore, the wall component of the building forms the greater part of the entire building, which regulates the fluctuations of the external weather conditions of the outdoor environment and serves as a third layer of the human skin for maintaining a stable body temperature (Mirrahimi et al, 2016;Kočí et al, 2019;Jannat et al, 2020). The author further elucidated that thermal properties of the building materials have a greater impact on the comfortable building interiors conditions to the building occupants.…”

Influence of Superabsorbent Polymers on Moisture Control in Building Interiors

“…For this purpose, studies aimed at the utilization of mortars modified by various additives were carried out as a moisture buffering agent [20][21][22]. Specifically, materials such as bamboo fibers, cellulose, hemp fibers, plywood, lightweight aggregates, porogene additives, and many others were investigated with particular success [21,[23][24][25][26][27]. Nonetheless, the obtained benefit was only partial since the moisture buffer value (MBV) was classified as moderate.…”