@inbook{40738bfd5bd245ccb982a1ae8b53311c,
title = "Experimental Design for Building Retrofit Studies: The Assessment of the Thermal Behaviour of a Solar Passive Retrofit Solution",
abstract = "Most of Portuguese residential building stock is obsolete in terms of thermal comfort and, as a result, they have poor energy performance. One of the main reasons for the poor performance are structural thermal bridges on fa{\c c}ades, which are areas where thermal energy is significantly lost during the heating season. To solve this problem, a novel approach of the Trombe wall system, named Solar Bridge Retrofit Solution (SBRS), was proposed. This paper presents the experimental measuring procedure designed to assess the thermal behaviour of the SBRS, during the heating and cooling season. Several experimental results are also presented and analysed.",
keywords = "Experimental design, SBRS, Thermal behaviour, Trombe wall",
author = "Sara Brito-Coimbra and Daniel Aelenei and Gomes, {Maria Gl{\'o}ria} and Rodrigues, {Ant{\'o}nio Moret}",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT), doctoral grant PD/BD/135171/2017 under the Eco Construction and Rehabilitation (EcoCoRe) doctoral program. The authors also gratefully acknowledge the support of V{\'i}tor Silva and Jorge Silv{\'e}rio from FCT NOVA for their contribution in the construction of the experimental test cell and in the installation of the SBRS. And, the authors are gratefully acknowledging the contribution of Jo{\~a}o Gomes from CAIXIAVE for supplying the double-glazing and the PVC frame. Funding Information: Acknowledgements This study was supported by the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT), doctoral grant PD/BD/135171/2017 under the Eco Construction and Rehabilitation (EcoCoRe) doctoral program. The authors also gratefully acknowledge the support of V{\'i}tor Silva and Jorge Silv{\'e}rio from FCT NOVA for their contribution in the construction of the experimental test cell and in the installation of the SBRS. And, the authors are gratefully acknowledging the contribution of Jo{\~a}o Gomes from CAIXIAVE for supplying the double-glazing and the PVC frame. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2023",
month = jun,
day = "6",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-29191-3_25",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-031-29190-6",
series = "RILEM Bookseries",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "291--301",
editor = "Carlos Chastre and Jos{\'e} Neves and Diogo Ribeiro and Pinho, {Fernando F. S.} and Hugo Biscaia and Neves, {Maria Gra{\c c}a} and Paulina Faria and Rui Micaelo",
booktitle = "Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering",
address = "Netherlands",
}