Experimental assessment of thermal inertia in insulated and non-insulated old limestone buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 241-248

  Stephan E ^a,b   Cantin, R ^b   Caucheteux, A ^a   Tasca Guernouti, S ^a   Michel, P ^b  

^a CEREMA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Insulation; Monitoring survey; Old limestone buildings; Thermal inertia

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; INSULATION; LIMESTONE; SURVEYS;

DECREMENT FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MONITORING SURVEYS; OLD BUILDINGS; PASSIVE DESIGN; SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE; TEMPERATURE AMPLITUDE; THERMAL INERTIA;

THERMAL INSULATION;

BUILDING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INSULATION; LIMESTONE; MONITORING; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84902961989     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.05.035     Document Type: Article

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