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The role of specific heat capacity on building energy performance and thermal discomfort
The key role of the building and construction sector, in terms of sustainability and decarbonization, has led building codes to tighten mandatory requirements related to buildings energy performance. Envelope quality, ...
Impact of thermal bridging on the performance of buildings using Light Steel Framing in Brazil
(Netherlands, 2014-03-07)
The Light Steel Framing building technology was introduced in Brazil in the late 1990s for the
construction of residential houses. Because the design system was imported from the United States and is
optimised to work ...
Analysis of Passive Strategies in Traditional Vernacular Architecture
(2023)
Vernacular architecture constitutes a rich source of information and ancestral knowledge and could become a key resource for sustainable development. Its passive design strategies effectively respond to local climatic and ...
Desempenho térmico em edifícios de escritório na região central do Rio Grande do Sul
(Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBREngenharia CivilUFSMPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil, 2007-01-19)
This study seeks to detect the thermal performance in Office buildings as they add to a significant quantity of energy consumption in this country. Researches have revealed that 40 % of the final electricity consumption ...
The correlation between thermal comfort in buildings and fashion products
(IOS Press, 2012-01-01)
This article is about thermal comfort in the wearable product. The research correlates fashion and architecture, in so far as it elects the brise soleil - an architectural element capable of regulating temperature and ...
The correlation between thermal comfort in buildings and fashion products
(IOS Press, 2012-01-01)
This article is about thermal comfort in the wearable product. The research correlates fashion and architecture, in so far as it elects the brise soleil - an architectural element capable of regulating temperature and ...
Análise de métodos de predição de conforto térmico de habitação em clima quente-úmido com condicionamento passivo
(Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBRUFRNPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e UrbanismoConforto no Ambiente Construído; Forma Urbana e Habitação, 2010-04-29)
The assessment of building thermal performance is often carried out using HVAC energy consumption data, when available, or thermal comfort variables measurements, for free-running buildings. Both types of data can be ...
Comfort reliability evaluation of building designs by stochastic hygrothermal simulation
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., 2014-12)
Outdoor climate jointly with architectonic design, housing materials, and construction system determine thermal performance of buildings and their ability to deliver comfortable conditions to occupants. Buildings must ...