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Quantification of workmanship insulation defects and their impact on the thermal performance of building facades

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  • Aïssani, A.
  • Chateauneuf, A.
  • Fontaine, J.-P.
  • Audebert, Ph.

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Nowadays, many performing insulation materials are available on the market. However, their expected thermal performance can be affected by many sources of uncertainty due to random errors that can occur during the manufacturing and the measurement processes. In addition, the thermal performance is strongly affected by another source of uncertainty related to the insulation laying process. As a matter of fact, defects in insulation panels are introduced either for practical reasons or due to a lack of rigor of workers. These errors are still not yet properly considered for simulation, although they result in significant heat losses.

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  • Aïssani, A. & Chateauneuf, A. & Fontaine, J.-P. & Audebert, Ph., 2016. "Quantification of workmanship insulation defects and their impact on the thermal performance of building facades," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 165(C), pages 272-284.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:165:y:2016:i:c:p:272-284
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.12.040
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