PCSP's Diagonal Tie Connectors Thermal Bridges Impact on Energy Performance and Operational Cost : Case Study of a High-Rise Residential Building in Estonia

Martin Kiil*, Martin Sven Käärid, Paul Klõšeiko, Karl Villem Võsa, Raimo Simson, Henri Sarevet, Martin Thalfeldt, Jarek Kurnitski

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Abstract

This study analyses the effect of air circulation around diagonal tie connectors in precast sandwich panels on heating energy demand, energy performance value and heating costs of a sample residential building. Dynamic simulations were performed using 4 different climatic boundary conditions: Estonian test reference year, Estonian 48-year weather dataset as well as data from Eastern Germany and Northern Finland. The results show that the effect of the thermal bridge is most noticeable in total room heating energy demand (increase of 10.3%), while the influence on energy performance value was 1.1%. The relative increase of total room heating energy demand was similar (7.0-10.3%) in all studied climatic regions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number08006
Number of pages8
JournalE3S Web of Conferences
Volume172
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2020
MoE publication typeA4 Conference publication
EventNordic Symposium on Building Physics - Tallinn, Estonia
Duration: 6 Sept 20209 Sept 2020
Conference number: 12
https://irbest.eu/en/news/news/nsb-2020-tallinn-simpozium-eng

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  • FinEst Twins: FinEst Twins

    Nieminen, M. (Principal investigator)

    01/12/201930/11/2026

    Project: EU: Framework programmes funding

  • -: FINEST TW WP6/Kurnitski

    Kurnitski, J. (Principal investigator), Hajian, H. (Project Member) & Ahmed, K. (Project Member)

    01/12/201930/11/2023

    Project: EU: Framework programmes funding

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