Conference Paper
Proceedings of Building Simulation 2011: 12th Conference of IBPSA
Impact of insulation configuration on the ability of a basement thermal mass to shape heat losses
Impact of insulation configuration on the ability of a basement thermal mass to shape heat losses
Michaël Fournier, François LaurencelleDOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2011.1397Abstract: This paper presents a comparative analysis of the impact of several basement insulation configurations on indicators of the effects of a thermal mass over the heat losses through the foundations. The first set of two-dimensional dynamic simulations shows that a split configuration insulation enables to marginally increase the delay of the heat losses. To further shift the losses, the heat storage capacity is gradually increased by thermally linking a portion of the surrounding ground to the basement wall. The shift increases effectively but probably not to the point of justifying the more elaborate assembly. One of the intermediate configuration could however be used as a retrofit option to reduce winter heat losses. Pages: 1104 - 1110 Paper: