<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Thermal bridges typically occur at the junction of different building components where it is difficult to achieve continuity in the thermal insulation layer. In this paper thermal bridges are investigated in the first one-family low-energy house in Latvia. The proportion of the overall heat loss due to thermal bridging is determined based on the results from a numerical calculation method described in the standard LVS EN ISO 10211 and from the simplified calculation method given in the standard LVS EN ISO 14683. In this paper the software tool THERM is used for two-dimensional thermal bridge model simulations. The results suggest that 7.7 % of the total heat transmission losses occur due to thermal bridges.</p></abstract>

Thermal bridges typically occur at the junction of different building components where it is difficult to achieve continuity in the thermal insulation layer. In this paper thermal bridges are investigated in the first one-family low-energy house in Latvia. The proportion of the overall heat loss due to thermal bridging is determined based on the results from a numerical calculation method described in the standard LVS EN ISO 10211 and from the simplified calculation method given in the standard LVS EN ISO 14683. In this paper the software tool THERM is used for two-dimensional thermal bridge model simulations. The results suggest that 7.7 % of the total heat transmission losses occur due to thermal bridges.

Thermal Bridge Impact on the Heating Demand in a Low-Energy House

Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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Thermal bridges typically occur at the junction of different building components where it is difficult to achieve continuity in the thermal insulation layer....

Thermal Bridge Impact on the Heating Demand in a Low-Energy House

Published Online: Jan 17, 2011

Page range: 76 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10145-010-0021-8

Keywords
detailed thermal bridge calculation method, linear thermal transmittance, low-energy house

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Thermal Bridge Impact on the Heating Demand in a Low-Energy House

Published Online: Jan 17, 2011

Page range: 76 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10145-010-0021-8

Keywordsdetailed thermal bridge calculation method, linear thermal transmittance, low-energy house

This content is open access.

Keywords
detailed thermal bridge calculation method, linear thermal transmittance, low-energy house