Comments for Emu Architects http://emuarchitects.com design services and technical consultations for sustainable architecture and passive buildings Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:03:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Energy efficiency and barbaric marketing by Insulation materials: discovering the lambda value | Emu Architects http://emuarchitects.com/2013/10/17/energy-efficiency-and-barbaric-marketing/#comment-51706 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:03:58 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=3510#comment-51706 […] goes without saying that such an important value can become the object of barbaric marketing by manufacturers of insulation […]

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]]> Comment on What is the ‘thermal envelope’ of a building? by Insulation materials: discovering the lambda value | Emu Architects http://emuarchitects.com/2012/05/31/what-is-the-thermal-envelope-of-a-building/#comment-51705 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:03:56 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=3309#comment-51705 […] the design of the thermal envelope of any building, and even more so of a passive house, one of the first steps the designer needs to […]

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]]> Comment on What is a ‘thermal bridge’? by Insulation materials: discovering the lambda value | Emu Architects http://emuarchitects.com/2013/08/13/what-is-a-thermal-bridge/#comment-51704 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:03:53 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=3292#comment-51704 […] If the energy analysis is not very accurate, using the R-value alone can be enough, limiting the calculation to a monodimensional heat flow simulation. In this case, you don’t need to know the lambda value of the material (which has already been used to calculate the declared R-value). For bidimensional or tridimensional heat flow calculations, however, you do need to know the lambda values of the products you are simulating. This is the case, for example, of a finite elements calculation of a thermal bridge. […]

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]]> Comment on Thermal bridges: the PSI value by Insulation materials: discovering the lambda value | Emu Architects http://emuarchitects.com/2015/11/09/thermal-bridges-the-psi-value/#comment-51703 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:03:51 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6586#comment-51703 […] lambda value of the material (which has already been used to calculate the declared R-value). For bidimensional or tridimensional heat flow calculations, however, you do need to know the lambda values of the […]

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]]> Comment on Passive House: What is a “passive” building? by Insulation materials: discovering the lambda value | Emu Architects http://emuarchitects.com/2012/05/27/passive-house-what-is-a-passive-building/#comment-51702 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:03:48 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=3160#comment-51702 […] The lambda value of a material indicates its ability to transfer heat: this property is therefore very important in the design of highly performing buildings and passive houses. […]

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]]> Comment on Mold and condensation: if the solution is worse than the problem by Mold and condensation: if the solution is worse than the problem | Arquitecto técnico Tarragona http://emuarchitects.com/2016/02/22/mold-and-condensation-if-the-solution-is-worse-than-the-problem/#comment-51684 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:15:29 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=7338#comment-51684 […] Origen: Mold and condensation: if the solution is worse than the problem […]

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]]> Comment on Airtightness: why is it so important? by Mold and condensation: if the solution is worse than the problem | Emu Architects http://emuarchitects.com/2015/11/30/airtightness-why-is-it-so-important/#comment-51680 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:01:55 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717#comment-51680 […] (“we always do this”), lacking a correct approach to the problem under a hygrothermal and air tightness point of view. This does not mean that insulating on the inside is always bad: it means that you […]

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]]> Comment on Meet the Mechanical Ventilation System by Mold and condensation: if the solution is worse than the problem | Emu Architects http://emuarchitects.com/2015/10/12/meet-the-mechanical-ventilation-system/#comment-51679 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:01:52 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6534#comment-51679 […] From a health point of view, lower internal temperatures allow for mold and condensation to form on the surface of the wall. This is often the case also in energy efficient buildings that are not provided with a mechanical ventilation system. […]

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]]> Comment on How do you define the “health and comfort” of building occupants? by Mold and condensation: if the solution is worse than the problem | Emu Architects http://emuarchitects.com/2013/08/27/how-do-you-define-the-health-and-comfort-of-building-occupants/#comment-51678 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:01:48 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=3419#comment-51678 […] a health point of view, lower internal temperatures allow for mold and condensation to form on the surface […]

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]]> Comment on Thermal bridges: the temperature factor fRsi by Mold and condensation: if the solution is worse than the problem | Emu Architects http://emuarchitects.com/2015/11/23/thermal-bridges-the-temperature-factor-frsi/#comment-51677 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:01:45 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6619#comment-51677 […] higher heat flow causes lower internal surface temperatures, with a lower thermal comfort level inside the […]

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