Graziano Fiorillo, Alireza Kaboorani, Hamza Mustapha, Parash Khand, and Bennett Banting
i Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, graziano.fiorillo@umanitoba.ca
ii Director of Building Efficiency Technology Access Centre, Red River College Polytechnic, Winnipeg, Canada, akaboorani@rrc.ca
iii Research Coordinator of Building Efficiency Technology Access Centre, Red River College Polytechnic, Winnipeg, Canada, hmustapha@rrc.ca
iv Graduate Research Assistant, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, khandp@myumanitoba.ca
v Director of Technical Services, Canada Masonry Design Centre, Ottawa, Canada, Bbanting@canadamasonrycentre.com
ABSTRACT
Although for centuries, the vast majority of residential buildings have been built using massive wall technologies, information regarding the effects of thermal mass on building performance including thermal comfort, resiliency, durability and energy consumption are not well known and the information is all over spread. While it is generally accepted that buildings in warmer climates benefit most from using more thermally massive constructions, there are conflicting statements on whether it also provides significant benefits in colder climates like Canada. In this paper, the experimental investigation of a research group in Manitoba to assess the thermal effects of heritage buildings is discussed. The investigation consists in the construction and the monitoring of three huts built at the Notre Dame Campus of RRC Polytech. Manitoba Masonry Institute (MMI) with the collaboration of the Building Efficiency Technology Access Centre (BETAC) at RRC Polytech and the University of Manitoba. The huts were constructed with different building envelope systems.
KEYWORDS: Thermal efficiency, Thermal mass, Heritage masonry, Building envelope.
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