Experimental Determination of Energy Efficient Building Envelope in Cold Climate Region: Educational Building Examples

Year 2025, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 21 - 27, 31.07.2025

Ali Celik

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16415693

Abstract

In today's conditions, people spend more time in buildings without compromising on comfort conditions, which has caused the amount of energy consumption to increase. For this reason, activities aimed at increasing energy efficiency in buildings have gained importance. Building shells make a great contribution to increasing the thermal comfort of the interior environment and reducing energy consumption thanks to the materials they contain. In addition, building shells can have features that will increase solar energy gains and provide good thermal insulation performance in cold climates. In this study; the effect of facade applications made of three different materials on building energy performance, especially heating energy, was investigated experimentally and numerically. From the obtained results; it was seen that natural stone clad facades contribute to providing comfort in the interior environment despite changing exterior environmental conditions due to their thermal capabilities. The study results can also guide the selection of energy-efficient building exterior shell materials for cold climate regions.

Keywords

Facade cladding, Surface temperature, Heat transfer, Energy efficiency

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