Inverted roof insulation kits and their durability

Thermal Infrared Inspection of Roof Insulation Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UAVs equipped with high-resolution thermal cameras provide an excellent investigative tool used for a multitude of building-specific applications, including roof insulation inspection. We have presented in this study a relative thermographic calibration algorithm and a superpixel Markov Random Field model to address problems in thermal infrared inspection of roof insulation using UAVs. The rela...

Study on rooftop outdoor thermal environment and slab insulation performance of grass planted roof

The benefits of rooftop greening are ascertained in thermal perspective. It effectively reduces the near surface ambient temperature and the reflected irradiation from the rooftop slab, thus increasing the thermal comfort environment above the lawn and reduces the heat transferred through the rooftop slab. The former effect enables the potential usage of the rooftop spaces for human activity an...

The Impact of Roof Pitch and Ceiling Insulation on Cooling Load of Naturally-Ventilated Attics

A 2D unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model is employed to simulate buoyancy-driven turbulent ventilation in attics with different pitch values and ceiling insulation levels under summer conditions. The impacts of roof pitch and ceiling insulation on the cooling load of gable-roof residential buildings are investigated based on the simulation of turbulent air flow and natural convect...

Defining “Center and Edge” Concepts and Their Relationship with Durability and Dynamism in Architecture

Durability of Interior Renderings in Schools: Optimization of Envelope Insulation for Mitigation of Mould Growth Risk

A high standard education is, nowadays, a clear objective for any modern society. In Portugal, the retrofit of educational buildings has an enormous relevance as demonstrated by the ‘‘Program for Retrofit and Upgrade of High Schools’’. Educational buildings specific characteristics such as high occupancy rates and high amount of time children spend in classrooms make them a special case compare...