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Experimental study of the influence of thermal mass on thermal comfort and cooling energy demand in residential buildings
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The article presents the results of experimental research carried out in two real-scale detached energy-efficient single-family buildings designed to be almost identical with exempt to the construction of their external and internal walls; lightweight skeletal versus traditional masonry construction. The reduction of the average indoor temperature during the heatwave of August 2015 obtained by increasing the thermal mass of the building was 2.8 ± 0.34 °C, with the maximum value at the hottest part of the day being 3.4 °C. Replacing the lightweight frame structure of the walls with cellular concrete, in an exceptionally warm August, with an average outside temperature of 22.5 °C, shortened the total time of occurrence of indoor temperature higher than 28 °C from 18.6 days to only 8 h. The cooling effect of building thermal mass remained stable during all 14 days of heat wave with only slight diurnal variations. The total reduction in the cooling energy demand achieved was 67% at 25 °C set point temperature and 75% at set point temperature 26 °C respectively.
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“In their analysis, the use of concrete ground floors and walls in a detached single-family house, combined with nighttime ventilation and shading devices, substantially reduces the risk of overheating and the need for the installation of active cooling systems.”
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- Authors
- Kuczyński, T., & Staszczuk, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Zielona Góra (PL)
- Corresponding author
- Staszczuk, A.
- Venue
- Energy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-03
- Volume
- 195
- Pages
- 116984
- ISSN
- 0360-5442 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3000321042
- Cited by
- 131
- References
- 71
- Citations by year
- 2026: 21 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 7
- FWCI
- 9.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Energy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Building energy efficiency and sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Phase Change Materials Research
- Keywords
- building thermal mass, thermal comfort, cooling demand, residential buildings, foam concrete, masonry walls, heat waves, indoor temperature, setpoint temperature
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