A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Low-energy houses: insulation and air tightness
The Hjortekar project of six low energy house designs north of Copenhagen has become renowned. Here, the authors, from the Thermal Insulation Laboratory, the Technical University of Denmark, explain some of the construction details to avoid cold bridges, including a new-type structural element, and to ensure airtightness. Test results of infiltration air change rates range from 0.02 to 0.12 ach, while other tests show less than 15 per cent difference between calculated and measured transmission heat losses, which range from only 70 to 155 W/°C. A discussion of the correlation of tests forms a major part of this article.
Low-energy houses: insulation and air tightness
The Hjortekar project of six low energy house designs north of Copenhagen has become renowned. Here, the authors, from the Thermal Insulation Laboratory, the Technical University of Denmark, explain some of the construction details to avoid cold bridges, including a new-type structural element, and to ensure airtightness. Test results of infiltration air change rates range from 0.02 to 0.12 ach, while other tests show less than 15 per cent difference between calculated and measured transmission heat losses, which range from only 70 to 155 W/°C. A discussion of the correlation of tests forms a major part of this article.
Low-energy houses: insulation and air tightness
Saxhof, Bjarne (author) / Nielsen, Allan A. (author)
Building Research & Information ; 11 ; 142
1983-05-01
1 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Insulation Systems: Same Tightness
British Library Online Contents | 1998
Air tightness measurements of residential houses in Athens, Greece
| British Library Online Contents | 2008