Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
24%
25%
Residential
buildings
Commercial
buildings
Manufacturing
industry
Transport
23%
28%
53% !
Housing
Commercial buildings
1.
2.
3.
4.
Orientation
Compact
Insulation +
Airtightness
Controlled
ventilation
Efficient
lighting +
appliances
heat
reclaimed
from
ventilation air
Sun Rose
Percentage of solar energy from different
directions (45o inclined plane) - London
Ventilation
heat loss
A+++
Un-insulated wall
Convection
Insulated wall
Low density material
with complex solid
paths reduces
conduction
Fibrous
Conduction
Cellular
Radiation
Air gaps with
reflective and
low-emissivity
surfaces block
radiation
Inside
Outside
Inside
Cellular or fibrous
structure of trapped
gas pockets reduces
convection.
Outside
Cellular
Mineral
inorganic
Oil-derived
organic synthetic
Plant / animal
organic natural
W/m K
W/m2 K
Polyurethane
Pitched
roofs
Walkable
flat roofs
Walls
Ground
floor
Polyurethane
EPS
XPS
Glass wool
Stone wool
Cellulose
Hemp
climate/exposure
Wind, flood, rain
thickness restriction
Quality and performance testing
Leakiness - air
escaping carries
heat away
Inside
Outside
AP
Acidification
energy
POCP
Insulation materials
Photochemical
ozone formation
EP
Eutrophication
ODP
Ozone depletion
GWP
Normalized to EU citizen
Global warming
10
12
2
2
Conclusions
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