Energy efficiency is more than skin deep: Improving construction quality control in new-build housing using thermography

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 222-231

  Taylor, Tim ^a   Counsell, John ^a   Gill, Steve ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building fabric performance; Construction quality; Energy efficiency; Infrared thermography; Low carbon housing; Non destructive testing; Residential buildings; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

BUILDING FABRICS; CONSTRUCTION QUALITY; LOW-CARBON HOUSINGS; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

BRIDGES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SOLAR BUILDINGS; THERMAL INSULATION; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84882445206     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.07.051     Document Type: Article

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