Daniel Herrera Gutierrez-Avellanosa
Analysis of indoor climate and occupants' behaviour in traditional Scottish dwellings.
Gutierrez-Avellanosa, Daniel Herrera; Bennadji, Amar
Authors
Amar Bennadji
Abstract
Due to the relevance of the internal boundary conditions and the lack of specific data for the Scottish context, an exploration of the internal environment of traditional dwellings is needed. In this study the indoor climate of 24 properties with different levels of insulation and air-tightness was analysed using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. Temperature and relative humidity were recorded at 15 minutes intervals in two rooms per property. The analysis was complemented with semi-structured interviews with the occupants. Based on temperature and relative humidity, the moisture loads were calculated. Results in non- insulated properties showed indoor temperatures lower than the minimum level of thermal comfort, especially in winter, and high values of relative humidity during the warm season. The humidity levels in upgraded buildings are consistently lower despite the greater variability found in the internal temperatures.
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HERRERA GUTIERREZ-AVELLANOSA, D. and BENNADJI, A. 2015. Analysis of indoor climate and occupants' behaviour in traditional Scottish dwellings. Energy procedia [online], 78: Proceedings of the 6th international building physics conference (IBPC 2015), 14-17 June 2015, Torino, Italy, pages 639-644. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.046
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (published) |
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Conference Name | 6th international building physics conference (IBPC 2015) |
Start Date | Jun 14, 2015 |
End Date | Jun 17, 2015 |
Acceptance Date | Jun 14, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 30, 2015 |
Publication Date | Nov 30, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Apr 19, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 19, 2016 |
Journal | Energy procedia |
Electronic ISSN | 1876-6102 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 78 |
Pages | 639-644 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.046 |
Keywords | Indoor climate; Dwellings; Traditional buildings; Hygrothermal loads; Thermal comfort |
Public URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1440 |
Contract Date | Apr 19, 2016 |
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