Abstract Retrofitting thermal insulation to solid masonry walls alters their hygrothermal behaviour, which can be modelled by simulation software. However, such software needs values of key material properties ensure satisfactory results and until now data has not been available for Scottish buildings. This work aims contribute a Scotland-specific dataset use designers working on Thermal conduc...

Many new insulation materials are being developed and thermally tested aiming at understanding improving their characteristics in order to improve the energy performance of existing buildings. Bio-sourced appear among solutions presenting advantage able save on one hand having a low environmental impact other. The wood fiber material is most successful natural recently used building constructio...

The dominant degradation agent in facades is exposure to moisture. Damages resulting from long-term moisture are typically evaluated through hygrothermal simulations. These simulations computationally expensive. Therefore, a Moisture Reference Year (MRY), i.e. one year representing the stress of climate, often used instead simulating damages with climate itself. Usually, methods select MRYs wer...