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Abstract
As energy code requirements for thermal insulation have become more stringent, quantifying that loss through the building enclosure due to thermal bridging has become more relevant. For this reason, some energy codes and performance standards require documenting thermal bridges and quantifying their influence through detailed analysis. The impacts of point thermal bridges (such as fasteners) can be numerically simulated with software tools; however, such simulations are often time-consuming and sometimes need laboratory tests as validation.
As energy code requirements for thermal insulation have become more stringent, quantifying that loss through the building enclosure due to thermal bridging has become more relevant. For this reason, some energy codes and performance standards require documenting thermal bridges and quantifying their influence through detailed analysis. The impacts of point thermal bridges (such as fasteners) can be numerically simulated with software tools; however, such simulations are often time-consuming and sometimes need laboratory tests as validation.
Date
1/2024
1/2024
Author(s)
Sarah Rentfro; Georg Reichard; Elizabeth Grant; Jennifer Keegan; Eric Olson; Cheryl Saldanha and Thomas J. Taylor
Sarah Rentfro; Georg Reichard; Elizabeth Grant; Jennifer Keegan; Eric Olson; Cheryl Saldanha and Thomas J. Taylor
Page(s)
16-16
16-16
Source
IIBEC Interface
IIBEC Interface
Keyword(s)
code; thermal; bridges; fasteners
code; thermal; bridges; fasteners