An integrated computational method for calculating dynamic thermal bridges of building facades in tropical countries
Identifying thermal bridges on building façades has been a great challenge for architects, especially during the conceptual design stage. This is not only due to the complexity of parameters when calculating thermal bridges, but also lack of feature integration between building energy simulation (BE...
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| description | Identifying thermal bridges on building façades has been a great challenge for architects, especially during the conceptual design stage. This is not only due to the complexity of parameters when calculating thermal bridges, but also lack of feature integration between building energy simulation (BES) tools and the actual building conditions. For example, existing BES tools predominantly calculate thermal bridges only in steady state without considering the temperature dynamic behaviour of building outdoors. Consequently, relevant features such as thermal delay, decrement factor, and operative temperature are often neglected, and this can lead to miscalculation of energy consumption. This study then proposes an integrated method to calculate dynamic thermal bridges under transient conditions by incorporating field observations and computational simulations of thermal bridges. More specifically, the proposed method employs several measurement tools such as HOBO data logger to record the actual conditions of indoor and outdoor room temperature and thermal cameras to identify the surface temperature of selected building junctions. The actual datasets are then integrated with the simulation workflow developed in BES tools. This study ultimately enables architects not only to identify potential thermal bridges on existing building façades but also to support material and geometric exploration in early design phase. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25e6e41536054f84a4691e73feeb8e282024-01-24T05:19:50ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Frontiers of Architectural Research2095-26352024-02-01131201218An integrated computational method for calculating dynamic thermal bridges of building facades in tropical countriesMiktha Farid Alkadri0Muhammad Rafif Cahyadi Agung1Francesco De Luca2Research Cluster of Architectural Sciences and Building Technology, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16425, Indonesia; Corresponding author.Research Cluster of Architectural Sciences and Building Technology, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16425, IndonesiaDepartment of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn 19086, EstoniaIdentifying thermal bridges on building façades has been a great challenge for architects, especially during the conceptual design stage. This is not only due to the complexity of parameters when calculating thermal bridges, but also lack of feature integration between building energy simulation (BES) tools and the actual building conditions. For example, existing BES tools predominantly calculate thermal bridges only in steady state without considering the temperature dynamic behaviour of building outdoors. Consequently, relevant features such as thermal delay, decrement factor, and operative temperature are often neglected, and this can lead to miscalculation of energy consumption. This study then proposes an integrated method to calculate dynamic thermal bridges under transient conditions by incorporating field observations and computational simulations of thermal bridges. More specifically, the proposed method employs several measurement tools such as HOBO data logger to record the actual conditions of indoor and outdoor room temperature and thermal cameras to identify the surface temperature of selected building junctions. The actual datasets are then integrated with the simulation workflow developed in BES tools. This study ultimately enables architects not only to identify potential thermal bridges on existing building façades but also to support material and geometric exploration in early design phase.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209526352300095XThermal bridgesDynamic calculationThermal delayCooling loadComputational design method |
| spellingShingle | Miktha Farid Alkadri Muhammad Rafif Cahyadi Agung Francesco De Luca An integrated computational method for calculating dynamic thermal bridges of building facades in tropical countries Frontiers of Architectural Research Thermal bridges Dynamic calculation Thermal delay Cooling load Computational design method |
| title | An integrated computational method for calculating dynamic thermal bridges of building facades in tropical countries |
| title_full | An integrated computational method for calculating dynamic thermal bridges of building facades in tropical countries |
| title_fullStr | An integrated computational method for calculating dynamic thermal bridges of building facades in tropical countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | An integrated computational method for calculating dynamic thermal bridges of building facades in tropical countries |
| title_short | An integrated computational method for calculating dynamic thermal bridges of building facades in tropical countries |
| title_sort | integrated computational method for calculating dynamic thermal bridges of building facades in tropical countries |
| topic | Thermal bridges Dynamic calculation Thermal delay Cooling load Computational design method |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209526352300095X |
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