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dc.contributor.authorGao, Tao
dc.contributor.authorIhara, Takeshi
dc.contributor.authorGrynning, Steinar
dc.contributor.authorJelle, Bjørn Petter
dc.contributor.authorLien, Anne Gunnarshaug
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-24T11:52:06Z
dc.date.available2017-11-24T11:52:06Z
dc.date.created2015-10-10T15:04:21Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationBuilding and Environment. 2016, 95 405-413.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn0360-1323
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2468005
dc.description.abstractThe 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 glazing units have been assembled by incorporating aerogel granules into the air cavity of corresponding double glazing units, which enables an experimental investigation on their physical properties and a subsequent numerical simulation on their energy performance. The results show that, compared to the double glazing counterparts, aerogel glazings can contribute to about 21% reduction in energy consumptions related to heating, cooling, and lighting; payback time calculations indicate that the return on investment of aerogel glazing is about 4.4 years in a cold climate (Oslo, Norway); moreover, the physical properties and energy performance of aerogel glazings can be controlled by modifying the employed aerogel granules, thus highlighting their potential over other glazing technologies for window retrofitting towards energy efficient buildings. The results also show that aerogel glazings may have a large environmental impact related to the use of silica aerogels with high embodied energies and potential health, safety and environment hazards, indicating the importance of developing guidelines to regulate the use of aerogel glazings.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherElseviernb_NO
dc.titlePerspective of Aerogel Glazings in Energy Efficient Buildingsnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber405-413nb_NO
dc.source.volume95nb_NO
dc.source.journalBuilding and Environmentnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.10.001
dc.identifier.cristin1279733
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 193830nb_NO
dc.description.localcodeThis article will not be available due to copyright restrictions (c) 2015 by Elseviernb_NO
cristin.unitcode194,61,25,0
cristin.unitcode194,64,35,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for byggekunst, historie og teknologi
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for bygg, anlegg og transport
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