Thermal performance for curtain
walls
Details
| Researcher: |
Richard Harris |
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| Funded: |
DoE 50%, Industry 50% |
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| Total value: |
£92,250 |
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| Lead partner: |
CWCT |
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| Status: |
Completed |
Objectives:
The initial objective of
this project was to study ways of assessing the U-value of curtain walling
systems. However, due to the failure to reconcile measured, simulated and
calculated performance values (insufficient measurement data was available
to identify the source of the discrepancies) it was not possible to draw
firm conclusions. Instead, general guidance has been produced, which will
be issued as supplement to the Standard for curtain walling and a significant
contribution has been made to the development of the CAB document Guide
for assessment of the thermal performance of aluminium curtain wall framing
(1996).
Further work is now underway
to study other heat transfer problems in curtain walling systems.
Outputs:
'Thermal performance and
condensation risk' (4 documents)
'Specifying and assessing
for heat transfer (the U-value)
'Specifying and assessing
for condensation risk'
'Procedures for assessing
glazing frame U-values'
'Assessing heat transfer
and condensation risk for a curtain wall'
See the publications
page
