.IDEAS.Buildings.Data.Interfaces.Construction

Information

This record may be used to define the structure of constructions (walls).

Typical use and important parameters

Parameter mats should be used to define the type and thickness of each material layers.

Parameter incLastLay may be used to define the intended inclination angle of the last material layer. This is to check if you correctly connect models that used this construction since otherwise the natural convection correlations may be computed for instance assuming a floor orientation instead of a ceiling orientation.

Assumption and limitations

Edge effects are neglected. A simple correlation for unventilated cavities is used when modeling an air layer.

Revisions

• November 15, 2016, by Filip Jorissen:
  Revised documentation for IDEAS 1.0. November 14, 2016 by Filip Jorissen:
  Removed insulationType and insulationThickness as these parameters could lead to confusion. See issue 583.
• Augustus 1, 2016 by Filip Jorissen:
  Set default nLay(min=1)=size(mats,1) and nGain = size(locGain,1).