Analysis of the influence of installation thermal bridges on windows performance: The case of clay block walls

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1435-1442

  Cappelletti, Francesca ^a   Gasparella, Andrea ^b   Romagnoni, Piercarlo ^a   Baggio, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clay block wall; Energy performance; Frame; Linear thermal transmittance; Shutter box; Thermal bridges; Window

Indexed keywords

BLOCK WALLS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FRAME; LINEAR THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE; SHUTTER BOX; THERMAL BRIDGES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; RATING; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 79953763642     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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