Browsing Institutt for bygg- og miljøteknikk by Journals "Building and Environment"
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A dataset of wind-driven rain measurements on a low-rise test building in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Semi-empirical models and especially numerical simulation models based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) are increasingly being used to calculate wind-driven rain (WDR) on building facades. The development, verification ... -
Development of the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Recognizing the value of open-source research databases in advancing the art and science of HVAC, in 2014 the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II project was launched under the leadership of University of California ... -
Driven precast concrete geothermal energy piles: Current state of knowledge
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Geothermal energy piles are increasingly luring attention in the construction industry as a cost-effective and environmental friendly solution for heating and cooling buildings. Energy piles are used as the primary unit ... -
Effect of forced convection on the hygrothermal performance of a wood frame wall with wood fibre insulation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Wood-based thermal insulation materials have interesting hygroscopic characteristics because of their high moisture capacity. The present paper investigates the moisture conditions in wood-frame walls with wood fibre thermal ... -
Empirical validation and local sensitivity analysis of a lumped-parameter thermal model of an outdoor test cell
(Journal article, 2018)This paper presents the experimental validation of a thermal model describing the ZEB Test Cells Laboratory, located at the Gløshaugen campus of NTNU and SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway. Besides, a local sensitivity analysis ... -
Human thermal comfort under dynamic conditions: An experimental study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Although thermal comfort has been a research topic since the 1960s, some knowledge gaps still affect understanding of the human response to changing thermal environments. To enhance knowledge in this regard, an exploratory ... -
Hygrothermal simulations of thermally insulated basement envelopes - Importance of boundary conditions below grade
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Hygrothermal simulations are widely used to predict and optimise the hygrothermal performances of building envelopes. For the walls and floors in basements, however, determining the variation of the exterior hygrothermal ... -
Impact of climate change on nearly zero-energy dwelling in temperate climate: Time-integrated discomfort, HVAC energy performance, and GHG emissions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Global warming is widely recognized to affect the built environment in several ways. This paper projects the current and future climate scenarios on a nearly zero-energy dwelling in Brussels. Initially, a time-integrated ... -
The influence of acclimatization, age and gender-related differences on thermal perception in university buildings: Case studies in Scotland and England
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Abstract The higher education sector in the UK is responsible for large amount of the country’s energy consumption. Space heating, which is the largest and most expensive part of the energy used in the UK educational ... -
Integration of Life Cycle Assessment in the Design of Hollow Silica Nanospheres for Thermal Insulation Applications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)New materials represent an important part of the strategy towards reduced emissions in the building industry. The relative importance of the embodied energy and carbon footprint from the material production in building ... -
Interior insulation retrofit of a historical brick wall using vacuum insulation panels: Hygrothermal numerical simulations and laboratory investigations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Old listed buildings need to be retrofitted to reduce the energy use for heating. The possible thickness of the insulation layer is limited by the existing construction. Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) require less thickness ... -
Modeling occupant behavior in buildings
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In the last four decades several methods have been used to model occupants' presence and actions (OPA) in buildings according to different purposes, available computational power, and technical solutions. This study reviews ... -
Moisture control strategies of habitable basements in cold climates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In many countries with a cold climate, basements are used as dwellings. This presents a major challenge concerning moisture safety design. Climate change is expected to increase the risk of moisture-related damage in ... -
Moisture-resilient performance of concrete basement walls – Numerical simulations of the effect of outward drying
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The moisture safety designs of basements used for habitation have become a topic of concern. Basements are prone to high moisture strain and have a limited outward drying ability compared with above-grade structures. The ... -
Monitoring outward drying of externally insulated basement walls: A laboratory experiment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Basements used for habitation represent a major challenge in terms of moisture safety design; they are prone to high moisture strain and have a limited ability for outward drying compared to structures above grade. Exterior ... -
On occupant-centric building performance metrics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Existing building performance metrics cover a wide variety of domains including energy performance, equipment performance, electric lighting, indoor environmental quality, capital and operating costs, and environmental ... -
Optimization of thermal insulation thickness pertaining to embodied and operational GHG emissions in cold climates – Future and present cases
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Determining the optimal insulation thickness is useful for designing zero-emission buildings (ZEB) to minimize the environmental impacts. The energy required to heat buildings in cold climates is relatively high. Substantial ... -
Perspective of Aerogel Glazings in Energy Efficient Buildings
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The application perspective of aerogel glazings in energy efficient buildings has been discussed by evaluating their energy efficiency, process economics, and environmental impact. For such a purpose, prototype aerogel ... -
Predicting annual illuminance and operative temperature in residential buildings using artificial neural networks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Simulation-based multi-objective optimizations is proving to be an effective approach for supporting the building design and finding a balance between daylight availability, thermal comfort and energy performance. This ... -
Review of adaptive thermal comfort models in built environmental regulatory documents
(Journal article, 2018)This paper presents the experimental validation of a thermal model describing the ZEB Test Cells Laboratory, located at the Gløshaugen campus of NTNU and SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway. Besides, a local sensitivity analysis ...