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Investigating the potential of adding thermal mass to mitigate overheating in a super-insulated low-energy timber house

Rodrigues, Luc�lia Taranto; Sougkakis, Vasileios; Gillott, Mark C.

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Authors

Vasileios Sougkakis

Mark C. Gillott



Abstract

Evidence suggests that many UK dwellings are subjected to overheating or will be at some point in the future. Dwellings built using modern methods of construction may have a higher overheating risk due to the low levels of thermal mass associated with most of these methods. The Nottingham HOUSE, a prefabricated timber modular building designed to zero-carbon and Passivhaus standards, was examined in terms of overheating occurrence. The ability of a high-density fibreboard and phase change materials to provide additional levels of thermal mass was examined with the results suggesting that these can help regulate internal temperatures with the benefit of being easy to integrate.

Citation

Rodrigues, L. T., Sougkakis, V., & Gillott, M. C. (2016). Investigating the potential of adding thermal mass to mitigate overheating in a super-insulated low-energy timber house. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 11(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctv003

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 15, 2015
Publication Date Aug 18, 2016
Deposit Date May 16, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies
Print ISSN 1748-1317
Electronic ISSN 1748-1325
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 11
Issue 3
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctv003
Keywords modern methods of construction, overheating, thermal mass, phase change materials, energy efficiency
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/805229
Publisher URL https://academic.oup.com/ijlct/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/ijlct/ctv003

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