The project in five facts.
Challenge, approach and results.
The building envelope on the external side is composed of elements that interact with the internal and external environment and influence one another. Proper and coordinated design and application of these elements ensures comprehensive and optimal functioning of the building as a whole. This also applies to the thermal insulation of the house. For quality thermal protection of a house, the correct selection of thermal insulation alone is not sufficient, but various details are equally important, such as various joints, connections, penetrations, openings, and last but not least, quality anchoring of the façade system is also important.
Problem
The building envelope on the external side is composed of elements that interact with the internal and external environment and influence one another.
Solution and method
Proper and coordinated design and application of these elements ensures comprehensive and optimal functioning of the building as a whole. This also applies to the thermal insulation of the house. For quality thermal protection of a house, the correct selection of thermal insulation alone is not sufficient, but various details are equally important, such as various joints, connections, penetrations, openings, and last but not least, quality anchoring of the façade system is also important. If we fail to consider the importance of resolving these details for proper execution, they can cause us unpleasant consequences.
Consequences that are not visible immediately, but appear over the years. These incorrectly insulated locations affect thermal comfort in the space and sometimes the hygienic and health conditions in the building. They are called thermal bridges. Thermal bridges are, by definition, locally limited locations on elements of peripheral surfaces where the heat flow from the warmer to the colder side is increased and vice versa. With improper installation of the thermal insulation system, problems appear over the years.
These problems include, for example, mould on the internal side of reveals, etc. The biggest problem with improper installation is the detachment of the façade system. I would dedicate my diploma thesis to this problem.
It will describe the remediation of a façade made of heraklith boards, which was plastered with approximately 4–5 cm of traditional plaster and detached from the substrate due to the use of poor-quality façade anchors for this system. At the same time, also due to excessive load of kg/m² weight of the plaster. During remediation, the old façade system was completely removed and a new thermal insulation system with polystyrene was installed.
This prevented thermal bridges, unlike the old insulation system.
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