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Comparative assessment of internal and external thermal insulation systems for energy efficient retrofitting of residential buildings
Dionysios I. Kolaitis,Emmanouil Malliotakis,Dimos A. Kontogeorgos,I. Mandilaras,Dimitrios I. Katsourinis,Maria A. Founti +5 more
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In this paper, a comparative assessment of internal versus external thermal insulation systems for energy efficient retrofitting of residential buildings is performed by means of detailed numerical simulations, where both external and internal thermal insulation configurations are found to significantly reduce the total energy requirements; on average, external insulation outperforms the internal insulation configuration by 8%.About:
This article is published in Energy and Buildings.The article was published on 2013-09-01. It has received 174 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dynamic insulation & Thermal insulation.read more
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Improving the energy performance of residential buildings: A literature review
TL;DR: In this paper, an updated review of the literature on improving the energy performance of residential buildings is presented, where the set of materials obtained has been examined according to the following topics: area of application and design variables, objectives and performance measures, type of analysis, solution methodology, software tools, case study location and type of building.
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A review of occupant behaviour in residential buildings
TL;DR: This paper addresses occupant behaviour in residential buildings, providing a review of current methods in monitoring occupant behaviour, developing occupant behaviour models, and applying occupants behaviour models in building performance simulations.
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Hygrothermal performance of exterior walls covered with aerogel-based insulating rendering
Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim,Etienne Wurtz,Pascal Henry Biwole,Pascal Henry Biwole,Patrick Achard,Hébert Sallée +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a recently patented rendering based on silica-aerogels is used for exterior thermal insulation applications, which can be used for retrofitting existing buildings since it has a high insulation performance and its application is easy, compatible with the traditional masonry facades, and using the well-known ordinary techniques.
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Aerogel-enhanced systems for building energy retrofits: insights from a case study
TL;DR: In this paper, the state-of-the-art results regarding aerogel-enhanced plasters, lightweight concretes, blankets, and glazing systems are presented.
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Study of the economical and optimum thermal insulation thickness for buildings in a wet and hot tropical climate: Case of Cameroon
Modeste Kameni Nematchoua,Chrysostôme R.R. Raminosoa,Ramaroson Mamiharijaona,Tchinda René,José A. Orosa,Watis Elvis,Pierre Meukam +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a literature review on the thermal insulation applications to external walls of buildings was presented, and a case was investigated in a tropical wet and hot climate, where the economic model including the cost of insulation material and the present value of energy consumption and the cost over a lifetime of 22 years of the building, were used to find the optimum insulation thickness, energy saving, and payback period, for buildings in Cameroon.
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