Monitoring and Calculation Study in Mediterranean Residential Spaces: Thermal Performance Comparison for the Winter Season

In cold regions, the reduction in envelope thermal transmittance is often dominant parameter ensuring comfort buildings. However, countries warmer climates have also adopted this same strategy, neglecting other parameters that are more influential their respective climate regions can achieve comfort. This study focuses on passive building strategies to ensure a building’s conditions Mediterranean winter. monitoring compares two dwellings during winter Barcelona, Spain, order analyze impact of not only envelope’s properties indoor temperature, but role factors such as outdoor temperature and solar gains. The were built different decades, each following distinct technical codes, diverse construction techniques, materials. methodology used based measurements, meteorological data, spreadsheet calculations. Comparing these results with recent updates Spain’s code studies, investigation demonstrates suitable way, especially climates, incorporating combination inertia gains be effective than strategy mainly focused reducing transmittance. analysis performance does depend transmittance, rather complex system involving set variables well gains, orientation urban context.