The Influence of The Glazing Area on the Opaque Area, at a Wall having a Window

Abstract

The resistance structure of the building forms linear thermal bridges in the building envelope elements. The intersection of those linear thermal bridges is forming thermal bridges having a spatial geometry. Thermal bridges are zones with the highest thermal permeability and temperatures having minimum values on the surface of the building envelope.
The objective of the paper is to establish in an accurate manner the thermal transmittance of an element of the building envelope and the minimum temperatures that arise on the surface  of the building envelope, taking intoconsideration the presence of the thermal spatial bridges formed at the intersection of the linear thermal bridges.