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Heat Transfer in Buildings Structures and Thermal Comfort in Buildings
Nowadays we spend most of our time in buildings. The building designers are therefore responsible for creating a pleasant, productive and healthy indoor environment. Adequate thermal comfort plays a very important role in achieving this goal. Thermal comfort is also close related to the energy use. In the European Union, buildings are responsible for more than one-third of final energy consumption. As consequence the requirements for the energy efficiency of buildings becoming increasingly stringent, in particular due to global climate change mitigation targets. The thermal properties of building envelope have a decisive role in ensuring these objectives. This chapter describe the mechanisms of heat transfer in building structures in steady and dynamic outdoor and indoor environment conditions and the methods for assessment of thermal properties of opaque and transparent building structures and building envelope. The experimental and numerical assessment methods are explained. It also explains the principles and guidelines of the design and the evaluation methods for the in-situ assessment of indoor thermal comfort.
Heat Transfer in Buildings Structures and Thermal Comfort in Buildings
Nowadays we spend most of our time in buildings. The building designers are therefore responsible for creating a pleasant, productive and healthy indoor environment. Adequate thermal comfort plays a very important role in achieving this goal. Thermal comfort is also close related to the energy use. In the European Union, buildings are responsible for more than one-third of final energy consumption. As consequence the requirements for the energy efficiency of buildings becoming increasingly stringent, in particular due to global climate change mitigation targets. The thermal properties of building envelope have a decisive role in ensuring these objectives. This chapter describe the mechanisms of heat transfer in building structures in steady and dynamic outdoor and indoor environment conditions and the methods for assessment of thermal properties of opaque and transparent building structures and building envelope. The experimental and numerical assessment methods are explained. It also explains the principles and guidelines of the design and the evaluation methods for the in-situ assessment of indoor thermal comfort.
Heat Transfer in Buildings Structures and Thermal Comfort in Buildings
Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering
Medved, Sašo (author)
2021-10-02
143 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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