Conference Paper

Proceedings of Building Simulation 2013: 13th Conference of IBPSA

Summer Thermal Comfort In Typical French Residential Buildings: Impact Assessment Of Building Envelop Insulation Enhancement

Valentin GAVAN, Aurelien ALFARE, Pierre PICARD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2013.1227
Abstract: New French construction programs must deal from 2013 with strongest regulation requirements intended to reduce building energy consumption : Thermal Regulation 2012. The envelope is one of the building major elements that is concerned by these regulatory demands and where insulation enhancement can give a suitable response. Therefore, increasing the insulation level and air-tightness will positively influence the heating needs during cold season, but the main difficulty resides instead during the warm season.
Pages: 2170 - 2175
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