Evidence for heat losses via party wall cavities in masonry construction

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-181

  Lowe, Robert J ^a   Wingfield, J ^b   Bell, M ^b   Bell, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT LOSSES; HOUSING; INFRARED IMAGING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THERMAL INSULATION;

CAVITY MASONRY DWELLINGS; HEAT BYPASS MECHANISM; ROOF INSULATION;

MASONRY CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 34248549045     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143624407077196     Document Type: Article

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