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The study investigated the level of thermal comfort in historical buildings located at a relatively high altitude in the Arabian Desert of Saudi Arabia. The study focused on the impact of the use of thermal mass and orientation on the level of thermal performance at Shubra and Boqri Palaces. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were used in this study, including a questionnaire interview with architecture experts living at the relatively high altitude of Taif city, to obtain data and information from local experts. The computer software TAS EDSL was used along with on-site equipment, such as thermal imaging cameras and data loggers, to observe the physical conditions of the building in terms of its thermal performance. The study revealed that the experts’ age and years of experience were important aspects while collecting data from them during the survey. The use of thermal mass had a slight impact on the indoor air temperature as well as the energy consumption, but it helped in pr...
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Improving Energy Performance of Historic Buildings through Hygrothermal Assessment of the Envelope
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The intervention on historic buildings through building energy retrofitting has become one of the current challenges of improving energy efficiency. Nonetheless, this building typology presents certain complexities. Among them, one of the most relevant is the protection on their façades due to the historical and/or artistic values of a given façade and, therefore, the addition of external thermal insulation is restricted. However, at the same time, in several of those buildings indoor surfaces do not present that architectural value, and then internal thermal insulation becomes a promising strategy for improving their thermal performance. Nevertheless, its application must be carefully evaluated to avoid possible pathologies caused by moisture problems. This paper aims to identify constructive solutions for interior insulation of walls free from moisture problems. For this purpose, a comprehensive analysis of a series of constructive solutions based on internal insulation has been c...
Study of thermal performance and evaluation of comfort conditions in ancient buildings: case studies from the Portuguese municipality of Ovar
2019 •
Aníbal Costa
The latest transposition into Portuguese legislation of the European Directive on the energy performance of buildings (EPBD) has considerably increased the requirements for both new buildings and rehabilitation. In old buildings, architectural and existing materials features condition the available solutions. The most effective energetic refurbishment solution often involves identifying and combining strategies that lead to a cost-optimal solution. To identify the best options within the possible lines of action (at the scale of the envelope, passive strategies, equipment, renewable energy systems), in order to optimize the intervention and improve thermal performance and comfort conditions, it is necessary to perceive the real performance of this type of buildings. Therefore, this paper presents the preliminary results of the study on thermal performance and comfort of a set of case studies located in Ovar. Monitoring included the measurement of hygrothermal parameters and surveys ...
Energy Performance of Building and Thermal Comfort : a comparison
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The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between Indoor Environmental Quality index (IEQ): thermal comfort index and indoor temperature trend in moderate thermal environments, in buildings that belong to the Class A with reference to the Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD). The work consists of the measurement of IAQ and energy efficiency in a residential building located in centrenorth of Italy. The results of the measurements, as well as the PMV-PPD indexes, are presented and commented. These indexes could be a criteria to test if EPBD labelling building could be coherent with EN 15251 requirements.
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The use of computerized energy simulations in assessing thermal comfort and energy performance of historic buildings
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Anat Geva
