Sustainable Mediterranean Construction

Sustainable Mediterranean Construction

INSULATION, BUILDING MASS AND AIRFLOWS – PROVISIONAL AND MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS

Authors 

Giacomo Chiesa, Mario Grosso, Andrea Acquaviva, Badiaa Makhlouf, Alice Tumiatti

Keywords: 

Thermal insulation, Natural ventilation, Python scripting, Statistical analysis, Performance-driven design

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Abstract

The study analyses the influence on building energy demand for both cooling and heating of different insulation values and window types. This analysis is based on the variations of the material elements of the envelope including insulation and on the gaseous matters related to airflows moving inside building spaces. This research aims at providing an early-provisional model to analyse the potential performances of a case study by also considering the further integration between ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) and the envelope design towards a sustainable building definition.
During the research, a specific code was generated to parametrically control the input data flow used in dynamic-energy simulations and generate a performance-model based on variations of boundary conditions linked with the envelope thermal design. The paper includes the flowchart of the developed Python script able to integrate the energy-dynamic tool EnergyPlus with the performance-driven design approach mentioned above. Furthermore, it is reported a sample application considering a typical section of an office building localised in the climate of Torino-Caselle. The considered parameters are the thickness of the insulation layer, the type of considered window elements, and the activation of the controlled natural ventilation (on/off ). Moreover, a statistical analysis on the potential influence of the casual variation of occupation rates was also performed. The provisional analyses were generated by using polynomial regression models and a statistical-based choice of their feasibility.

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SMC N.08 2018

SMC MAGAZINE N. EIGHT/2018

001_ COVER

003_ VIEW_Matter: Science and Technology for Habitat
Dora Francese

016_ BOARDS AND INFORMATION

017_ INDEX

FOCUS ON MATTER AND CULTURE

018_ Iron and Steel: the Industrial Revolution New Materials as a Game Changer in Architecture’s Evolution
Georgia Cheirchanteri

025_Earth-Shelterd Dwellings in South Tunisia: Troglodytic caves of Sened Jebel
Fouad Ben Ali

030_On Applications of Thrust Lines to Simply-supported No-tension Panels
Enrico Babilio, Luca Buoninconti

036_Insulation, Building Mass and Airflows – Provisional and Multi-variable Analysis
Giacomo Chiesa, Mario Grosso, Andrea Acquaviva, Badiaa Makhlouf, Alice Tumiatti

041_Materials and Finishes in Mediterranean Healthcare Facilities
Artemis Kyrkou, Fani Vavili

047_Mathematical Models for Atypical Terracotta Infill Walls
Adriana Rossi, Umberto Palmieri

052_Material Identity Harmony Perception. New Solutions for Eco-oriented Building
Giuseppe Vaccaro

058_Living, Building, Recycling
Gigliola Ausiello, Enza Santoro

064_Resource Matter Material. Reuse as a Technical Option for Sustainable Design
Paola Altamura, Serena Baiani

071_Recovery and Re-use of Building Materials and Components in Architecture
Tiziana Firrone

STUDIES AND RESEARCHES

078_A Semiotic Framework to Support Sustainable Design Inside Mediterranean Cities
Massimiliano Condotta

PHD RESULTS

085_Bio-composite Materials in Architecture. An Hypothesis for an Indoor Vertical Partition power system
Claudia Balestra

086_Functional Refurbishment with Architectural Membranes
M. Rachel F. Macieira

087_Variability of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Materials Affected by Humidity.
Veronica Vitiello

EVENTS

088_ Building in Mediterranean Region. Sustainable Technologies and Materials for Inhabiting. Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia
Paola De Joanna, Fani Vavili-Tsinika, Giancarlo Priori

091_LIST OF AUTHORS

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