Elwell, CA;
Robertson, H;
Wingfield, J;
Biddulph, P;
Gori, V;
(2017)
The thermal characteristics of roofs: policy, installation and performance.
Energy Procedia
, 132
pp. 454-459.
10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.664.
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Abstract
This paper investigates the in-situ performance of UK cold pitched roof structures through a case study dwelling of typical construction using site survey, and estimation of U-values through simple calculation and from measured heat flow data. Significant increases of U-values resulted from under- and un-insulated areas due to installation issues, whilst a higher than expected estimated thermal resistance of the roof space and structure was also noted, potentially associated with heat gains. Both issues are expected to be observed more widely in the stock and contribute to a performance gap for roof insulation.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The thermal characteristics of roofs: policy, installation and performance |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.664 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.664 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the organizing committee of the 11th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics |
| Keywords: | U-value, Thermal resistance, Roof, Performance gap, In-situ |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10026150 |
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