New equivalent parameters for thermal characterization of opaque building envelope components under dynamic conditions

Vincenzo Corrado and Simona Paduos

Applied Energy, 2016, vol. 163, issue C, 313-322

Abstract: As reported in the scientific literature and mentioned in building energy performance legislation, the thermal inertia of the opaque building envelope can have a significant positive impact on the reduction of summer indoor overheating, of space cooling peak load and of electricity consumption.

Keywords: Building envelope design; Building energy performance simulation; Dynamic thermal characterization; Opaque envelope; Summer conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.123

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