Technical improvement of housing envelopes in Malta

Buhagiar, Vincent

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Title:	Technical improvement of housing envelopes in Malta
Other Titles:	COST C16 improving the quality of existing urban building envelopes – facades and roofs
Authors:	Buhagiar, Vincent
Keywords:	Buildings -- Malta House construction -- Malta -- Case studies Architecture, Domestic -- Malta Walls -- Testing -- Malta House construction -- Climatic factors -- Malta Buildings -- Energy conservation -- Malta
Issue Date:	2007
Publisher:	IOS Press
Citation:	Buhagiar V. (2007). Technical improvement of housing envelopes in Malta. In L. Braganca, L. G. W. Verhoef, V. Buhagiar, & C. Wetzel, COST C16 improving the quality of existing urban building envelopes - facades and roofs (pp. 95-102). The Netherlands: IOS Press.
Series/Report no.:	Research in Architectural Engineering Series;5
Abstract:	The principal problem of residential building envelopes in Malta is that there was never a deliberate effort to use insulation in cavity walls, be it for thermal or acoustic isolation. However there was always a concern for moisture isolation by the use of cavity walls against rain penetrating the external porous limestone skin and using a damproof course to isolate the lower damp foundations from the rest of the building. This paper looks at the various technical improvements that could be implemented to the building envelope that could achieve improved energy efficiency as well as a notable upgraded comfort level for a better quality of life.
URI:	https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/16840
ISBN:	9781586037376
Appears in Collections:	Scholarly Works - FacBenED

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