Energy-Efficient Retrofit of Buildings by Interior Insulation by Stahl, Thomas; Wakili, Karim Ghazi;

Long description:

Energy-Efficient Retrofit of Buildings by Interior Insulation: Materials, Methods and Tools offers readers comprehensive coverage of current research in German Language Countries. Chapters provide an overview on the development of energy efficiency for building retrofits and the role of internal insulation, cover materials with chapters on Brick, Wood, Plaster, Clay, and Natural Stone, explain the impact of internal insulation in those materials and how to cope with problems such as moisture build, mold and algae growth, provide practical advice on how to apply internal insulation in the most effective way, including Salt Efflorescence, Noise Protection, Fire Prevention, and more.

The practical approach of the book, with examples in all chapters, makes it valuable for Civil and Architectural Engineers involved with building retrofit. The book may also be useful to researchers in the field of Building Physics due to the breadth of the coverage.

Table of Contents:

Section 1: Materials
1.1. Materials (wood, concrete, brick, natural stones, renewables)
1.2. Peculiarities of using VIP as internal insulation
1.3 Hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials as internal insulations for historic masonry walls
1.4 Historical plasters in connection with thermal insulations
1.5 Advantages and use of a newly developed load-bearing insulation material made of cattail
1.6 Hygric interactions with antigraffiti systems
1.7 Insulating plasters and their use as internal insulation

Section 2: Measurements and Procedures
2.1 Restoration of moisture and salt damaged masonry
2.2 Status analysis and building diagnosis prior to the application of internal insulation; practical implementation of the results obtained; some examples
2.3 Influence of internal thermal insulation on the sound insulation of walls
2.4 Peculiarities of installing internal insulation in half-timbered walls; detailed solutions; some examples
2.5 In situ measurement of water uptake on facades and its correspondence with internal insulation materials
2.6 Holistic and process approach to internal insulation
2.7 Peculiarities of fire protection in case of internal insulation; fire prevention and fire protection concepts; some examples
2.8 Variations and design options in renovation with internal insulation
2.9 Internally insulating building details in contact with the ground
2.10 Mitigation of structural thermal bridges
2.11 Energy-efficient renovation with internal insulation

Section 3: Simulation and Analysis Tools
3.1 Case study: Near zero energy building
3.2 Hygrothermal behavior of internal insulation systems with component integrated heating elements
3.3 Interior insulation and mold problems
3.4 Comparison of different internal thermal insulation materials with respect to their hygrothermal behavior
3.5 Energy performance evaluation of internal insulation as a measure for the modernization of existing buildings