Thermal Performance of Three Dimensional Building Envelope Assemblies and Details for Improving the Accuracy of Whole Building Performance Simulation

Thermal bridging through insulation layers in the building envelope reduces the thermal performance of building envelope assemblies and heat flow through thermal bridging can have a detrimental impact on whole (building energy performance).

Authors: Christian Cianfrone, Neil Norris, Patrick Roppel and Medgar Marceau

Date Published: August 2012