A comparative assessment of internal versus external thermal insulation systems for energy
efficient retrofitting of residential buildings is performed by means of detailed numerical …

Heat transfer continues to be a field of major interest to engineering and scientific
researchers, as well as designers, developers, and manufacturers. Considerable effort has …

The objective of this article is to carry out a comparative study of the main hygrothermal
properties of five thermal insulation materials for buildings. These properties are necessary …

In this paper, a new method for precise evaluation of the effective thermal conductivity (ETC)
caused by moisture transfer inside porous building materials was proposed. Moreover, the …

Develo** technology and increasing population makes energy consumption more
important. Most of energy is used for space heating in Turkey, consequently, insulation of …

This study demonstrates the effectiveness of a multi-method approach for the restoration of a
historic building (train station) in Poland. The project employed field investigations …

Accurate determination of the thermal conductivity of building material is key to calculating
its heating/cooling loads and energy consumption. The thermal conductivity of building …

The hygrothermal analysis of historical building envelopes is an important part of renovation
concepts for existing buildings. Using dynamic hygrothermal simulation is an effective …

Despite their diverse applications, experimental studies on multi-phase flow with phase
change in fractured porous media are rare in the literature. In this study, water condensation …

Newly completed building envelope is always characterized by high initial moisture content,
and so the liquid moisture permeability is the main feature of mass transferring on its initial …