However, existing parameters do not adequately capture these effects, so the new metrics developed in this paper are used to analyse the impact of thermal mass in hot climates with active cooling, and cold climates with active heating. The results agree with existing literature that high thermal ...
The selection of thermal insulation material is based on its thermal conductivity, thermal mass, temperature of indoor and outdoor spaces, durability, cost, and other factors. The thermo-physical properties of the materials used in the building envelope strongly affect the heating or cooling energy ...
Thermal mass is the ability of a material to absorb, store, and release heat. Used to moderate building temperatures by reducing fluctuations, the concept is crucial in improving energy efficiency. Materials with relatively high thermal mass, such as stone, concrete, rammed earth, and brick, can...
Climate conditions may also influence the results of the investigation, so three types of climates (the climate of hot summer and cold winter, that of cold climate and that of hot summer and warm winter) are considered. In this work, we aim to provide a traversal study on the energy ...
climatessuchasnorthernVictoria,wheresummertemperaturesarehighandthereisalargedifferencebetweendailyaveragemaximumandminimumtemperatures.Thermalmassislessimportant,butstillbeneficial,inclimateswithlowersummertemperatures.However,insituationswheresolaraccessispoor,thermalmasscouldincreasewinterheatingrequirements.Seasonaleffectsof...
The paper presents an analysis of the temperature response of a room in a multistorey office building in thermal hot and arid climates of Egypt. The offect of various parameters have been studied; shading, orientation, building materials namely clay brick and prefabricated concrete units, proportion...
Both construction types are thermally modeled using a computer simulation technique in which a dynamic thermal analysis is performed, taking into account pertinent physical characteristics including the thermal mass of building materials. Hourly weather data representative of hot, dry climatic conditions are...
Although the UTCI can be applied in different climates and spatiotemporal scales, the applicable conditions and limitations of these metrics in the HiGTS dataset should be noted: the operational procedure for UTCI is valid within specific input ranges (MRT, air temperature, humidity, and wind speed...
Enviro-economic assessment of buildings decarbonization scenarios in hot climates: Mindset toward energy-efficiency 2022, Energy Reports Citation Excerpt : According to their assumption of one kg CO2 emissions per one kWh of electricity in Bahrain, nine tons of system GHG emissions would be saved annu...
They found that a high thermal mass possibly causes reductions in energy use in a hot climate with big diurnal temperature differences, but it could lead to more energy use in cold climates. In addition, with the building energy simulation tools being well-developed, the transient thermal ...