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3.1 Building description 52<br />

The main goal <strong>of</strong> this part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dissertation is to determine <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>rmal performance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

analyzed dwelling house.<br />

The current simulation is divided into five sections <strong>and</strong> is described in <strong>the</strong> following<br />

sequence:<br />

• determination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>rmal performance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> building,<br />

• determination <strong>and</strong> comparison <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gain <strong>and</strong> loss <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>rmal energy through<br />

building fenestration,<br />

• determination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>rmal environment in <strong>the</strong> apartments during <strong>the</strong> warm<br />

period,<br />

• modelling <strong>of</strong> a domestic <strong>solar</strong> water heating system, which has <strong>the</strong> following<br />

components: tube collectors, storage tanks <strong>and</strong> auxiliary water heater.<br />

3.1 Building description<br />

The analyzed five-storey house consists <strong>of</strong> nineteen apartments, a staircase <strong>and</strong> a storeroom.<br />

The building envelope is designed for <strong>the</strong> optimal utilization <strong>of</strong> <strong>solar</strong> <strong>radiation</strong><br />

energy during <strong>the</strong> heating season.<br />

3.1.1 Description <strong>of</strong> building substructures <strong>and</strong> HVAC systems<br />

External walls<br />

The external walls are designed as a three-layer structure. A load-bearing wall is<br />

constructed <strong>of</strong> ceramic hollow-bricks POROTON Block-T 24,0-1,2 (Fig. 3.3). A new kind<br />

<strong>of</strong> building material POROTON-T9 (Fig. 3.4) is used to make <strong>the</strong> curtain walls. The<br />

traditional hollows are filled with a <strong>the</strong>rmal insulation material called perlite. Thanks to<br />

this procedure a very low value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>rmal conductivity is obtained.<br />

Fig. 3.3: POROTON Block-T 24,0-1,2.

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