To understand the importance of heat balance, we need to highlight that a building’s thermal conditions are the ones defining the users’ comfort to a great extent. In general terms, that will rely on the heat gains and losses, depending on the moment. Thus, heat balance means that if heat gains are higher than heat […]
A thermal bridge is a highway with the cold coming from the outside to the inside of a dwelling. They are generally created on the façade, because this is where components made with different materials meet or changes in thickness appear, meaning the loss of the thermal envelope continuity. Thus, heat transfer from one side […]
The Passivhaus certificate is a document officially ensuring that a property can be classified as a “Passivhaus dwelling”, that is, a sustainable dwelling. These constructions are based on a stringent control of their infiltrations, thermal insulation and renewable energies utilisation. Here we will talk about their impact on utility bills. The most efficient tariff When […]
In passive architecture, heat gains are achieved by means of solar radiation. Studying the radiation impact on the building’s envelope is one of the first assessments to be considered when beginning any new project. Indoor layout and its relation to the outdoors through windows and voids predetermines heat gains. A building facing south will get […]
