An investigation into the role of thermal mass on the accuracy of co-heating tests through simulations & field results

Proceedings of BS 2013: 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 39-46

  Stamp, Samuel ^a   Lowe, Robert ^a   Altamirano Medina, Hector ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENVELOPES; BUILDING FABRICS; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; DESIGN VALUE; ENERGY DEMANDS; EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE; FIELD MEASUREMENT; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT;

BUILDINGS; HEAT LOSSES; HEATING;

TESTING;

EID: 84886659015     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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