LA Bellamy

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Research Report

SR116 Energy efficiency of buildings with heavy walls

This project follows an earlier study that found that wall thermal mass reduced annual heating energy use by approximately 7% and reduced overheating by more than 70% (235 hours), based...
  • Energy efficiency
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image of the front page of a BRANZ research report, contains timber building frame imagery
Research Report

SR108 Thermal performance of buildings with heavy walls

Side-by-side test buildings were used to investigate the effect of wall thermal mass on thermal comfort and auxiliary heating energy use. The test buildings were nearly identical apart from the...
  • Thermal performance
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