The impact of thermal bridges on the energy demand of buildings with double brick wall constructions

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2083-2089

  Theodosiou, T G ^a   Papadopoulos, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Double brick walls; Insulation; Thermal bridges; Thermal facade

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; BUILDINGS; CONSERVATION; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; INSULATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PAPER; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BRICK WALL; BUILDING SECTORS; CENTRAL EUROPE; CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES; DESIGN STAGES; DOUBLE BRICK WALLS; DOUBLE WALL CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION.; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; EUROPEAN; NATIONAL REGULATIONS; THERMAL BRIDGES; THERMAL FACADE; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

THERMAL INSULATION;

BRICK; BUILDINGS; CITIES; CONSERVATION; CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; ENERGY; MANAGEMENT; PAPER PRODUCTS; REGULATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 50349094126     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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