Classifying System for Façades and Anomalies
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 30, Issue 1
Abstract
Façades play an important role in buildings’ energy demand, and their state of conservation obviously influences thermal performance. The energy performance gap in existing residential buildings due to façade conservation status has not been analyzed in depth. In order to facilitate the systematic analysis of this influence, a system for classifying façades and their corresponding anomalies was developed for the first time. The classification system includes 23 types of façades and eight types of anomalies. It was verified by a panel of experts, and a case study was carried out with a sample of 154 buildings. An analysis of the results showed that the classification system is useful for a future analysis of the energy performance gap in existing residential buildings.
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Acknowledgments
The research team thanks the Building Laboratory of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya· BarcelonaTech (UPC) for providing the data used in the case study.
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