Combining thermography and computer simulation to identify and assess insulation defects in the construction of building façades

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 130-142

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

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building fabric performance; Building fa ade; Construction quality; Energy efficiency; Infrared thermography; Low carbon buildings; Modelling and simulation of heat transfer; Non destructive testing (NDT); Thermal bridging analysis; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC INSULATION TESTING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

BUILDING FABRICS; CONSTRUCTION QUALITY; LOW-CARBON BUILDINGS; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; THERMAL BRIDGING; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84897438202     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.02.080     Document Type: Article

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