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School Buildings Rehabilitation

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This chapter presents a methodology for the optimization of the insulation thickness of external walls and roofs. Its application in school buildings rehabilitation is tried. The methodology is presented and formulated. Objectives related to building’s energy efficiency, summer comfort and life cycle cost are combined. A sensitivity analysis is presented and an example case is used to test the methodology.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Campus Politécnico de Repeses, Viseu, Portugal

    Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida

  2. Building Physics Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Vasco Peixoto de Freitas & João M. P. Q. Delgado

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Almeida, R.M.S.F., de Freitas, V.P., Delgado, J.M.P.Q. (2015). Enclosure Optimization. In: School Buildings Rehabilitation. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15359-9_5

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