Technical improvement of housing envelopes in Malta

Buhagiar, Vincent

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dc.contributor.author	Buhagiar, Vincent
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-25T20:34:12Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-25T20:34:12Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.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.	en_GB
dc.identifier.isbn	9781586037376
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/16840
dc.description.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.	en_GB
dc.language.iso	en	en_GB
dc.publisher	IOS Press	en_GB
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Research in Architectural Engineering Series;5
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess	en_GB
dc.subject	Buildings -- Malta	en_GB
dc.subject	House construction -- Malta -- Case studies	en_GB
dc.subject	Architecture, Domestic -- Malta	en_GB
dc.subject	Walls -- Testing -- Malta	en_GB
dc.subject	House construction -- Climatic factors -- Malta	en_GB
dc.subject	Buildings -- Energy conservation -- Malta	en_GB
dc.title	Technical improvement of housing envelopes in Malta	en_GB
dc.title.alternative	COST C16 improving the quality of existing urban building envelopes – facades and roofs	en_GB
dc.type	bookPart	en_GB
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dc.description.reviewed	peer-reviewed	en_GB
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