Lucchi, Elena and Becherinia, Francesca and Concetta Di Tuccio, Maria and Troi, Alexandra and Fricke, Jürgen and Roberti, Francesca and Hermann, Carsten and Fairnington, Ian and Mezzasalma, Giulia and Pockelé, Luc and Bernardia, Adriana (2017) Thermal performance evaluation and comfort assessment of advanced aerogel as blown-in insulation for historic buildings. Building and Environment, 122. ISSN 0360-1323

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Abstract

Research and development of cost-effective, high-performance thermal insulation materials for the construction sector has to be focused on their final application. In particular, solutions for refurbishing historic buildings, which represent 40% of the European building stock, have to offer a good compromise between environmental quality, energy efficiency and conservation aspects. In this paper, the experimental assessment of an insulation material based on aerogel technology, recently developed in the European project EFFESUS, is presented with regard to the material's thermal performance, compatibility with historic fabric and reversibility. The overall results obtained in laboratory testing on a real-size mock-up and in a real-world case application indicate that the new material is a promising solution for retrofitting historic buildings, thanks to its thermal properties, easy application, reversibility and material compatibility.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Historic buildings; Thermal performance; Indoor thermal comfort; Thermal insulation; Envelope retrofitting; Aerogel
Subjects:	English > Building Envelope English > Building Envelope > Insulation English
Depositing User:	Susanna Carlsten
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2020 12:15
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2020 12:15
URI:	http://eprints.sparaochbevara.se/id/eprint/1064

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