Classifying system for façades and anomalies

Façades play an important role in buildings’ energy demand, and their state of conservation obviously influences thermal performance. The energy performance gap in existing residential buildings due to façade conservation status has not been analyzed in depth. In order to facilitate the systematic a...

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Autores: Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia|||0000-0003-3842-1401, Casals Casanova, Miquel|||0000-0001-5379-894X, Gangolells Solanellas, Marta|||0000-0001-7921-595X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/87662
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/87662
https://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000693
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Facades--Energy conservation
Residential building stock
Façade
Anomaly
Classification system
Façanes -- Aïllament tèrmic
Edificis -- Instal·lacions -- Aspectes ambientals
Construcció -- Estalvi d'energia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Edificació::Elements constructius d'edificis
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Sumario:Façades play an important role in buildings’ energy demand, and their state of conservation obviously influences thermal performance. The energy performance gap in existing residential buildings due to façade conservation status has not been analyzed in depth. In order to facilitate the systematic analysis of this influence, a system for classifying façades and their corresponding anomalies was developed for the first time. The classification system includes 23 types of façades and eight types of anomalies. It was verified by a panel of experts, and a case study was carried out with a sample of 154 buildings. An analysis of the results showed that the classification system is useful for a future analysis of the energy performance gap in existing residential buildings.