Moisture Influence on the Thermal Operation of the Late 19th Century Brick Facade, in a Historic Building in the City of Zamora

Autor: Alfredo Llorente-Alvarez, Maria Ascension Rodriguez-Esteban, María Soledad Camino-Olea, María Paz Sáez Pérez, Alejandro Cabeza-Prieto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Energies; Volume 13; Issue 6; Pages: 1307
Digibug. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Granada
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid
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Energies, Vol 13, Iss 6, p 1307 (2020)
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en13061307
Popis: Acknowledgments to Eduardo Torroja Institute of Construction Sciences of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC-IETcc) (Spain) for the tests carried out at said Institute whose results are incorporated into this article.
To improve the energy performance of restored cultural heritage buildings, it is necessary to know the real values of thermal conductivity of its envelope, mainly of the facades, and to study an intervention strategy that does not interfere with the preservation of their cultural and architectural values. The brick walls with which a large number of these buildings were constructed, usually absorb water, leading to their deterioration, whereas the heat transmission through them is much higher (than when they are dry). This aspect is often not taken into account when making interventions to improve the energy efficiency of these buildings, which makes them ineffective. This article presents the results of an investigation that analyzes thermal behavior buildings of the early 20th century in the city of Zamora, Spain. It has been concluded that avoiding moisture in brick walls not only prevents its deterioration but represents a significant energy saving, especially in buildings that have porous brick masonry walls and with significant thicknesses.
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Spanish Government BIA2015- 684449
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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