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New Microclimate Monitoring Method And Data Process For Investigating Environmental Conditions In Complex Urban Contexts, Ilaria Pigliautile, Veronica Lucia Castaldo, Anna Laura Pisello
New Microclimate Monitoring Method And Data Process For Investigating Environmental Conditions In Complex Urban Contexts, Ilaria Pigliautile, Veronica Lucia Castaldo, Anna Laura Pisello
International Building Physics Conference 2018
The rapid urbanization of the last century coupled with local climate change imputable to anthropogenic actions triggered a huge research effort aimed at investigating urban microclimate. Typically, cities present a variety of microclimates due to the internal variation of their landscapes in terms of morphology, surfaces properties, presence of greenery, etc. Location-specific microclimate conditions affect both (i) building energy needs and (ii) citizens’ quality of life. For these reasons, a small-scale analysis from the citizen perspective with high-time-resolution environmental data is required. Recent studies tried to reach that level of precision by using remote sensing, movable observational transects or dense …
Experimental Investigations Of Wooden Beam Ends In Masonry With Internal Insulation: Results Contrasting Three Years Of The Experiment, Pavel Kopecký, Kamil Staněk, Michal Bureš, Jan Richter, Jan Tywoniak
Experimental Investigations Of Wooden Beam Ends In Masonry With Internal Insulation: Results Contrasting Three Years Of The Experiment, Pavel Kopecký, Kamil Staněk, Michal Bureš, Jan Richter, Jan Tywoniak
International Building Physics Conference 2018
This paper deals with hygro-thermal performance of wooden beam ends embedded in masonry walls with lime-cement plaster applied on the external side. Three different insulation systems are attached on the internal side of masonry. The real scale experiment has been monitored for three consecutive years. Microclimatic conditions in joist pockets were assessed by VTT mold growth index. The paper shows the influence of two changes of boundary conditions on the microclimate in joist pockets. First, moisture load on the internal side of building enclosure was increased (24 °C, 60 % in winter 2016/2017 instead 20 °C, 50 % in winter …