Briefing: Sustainability assessment of super-insulated timber windows

Muhammad Asif; Tariq Muneer

doi:10.1680/coma.12.00034

Briefing: Sustainability assessment of super-insulated timber windows

Muhammad Asif
, Tariq Muneer

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Abstract

In the wake of ever-increasing energy and environmental challenges, sustainable development has become one of the core issues in the world. The construction industry is responsible for over 40% of global energy consumption and around one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore has an important role to play in achieving sustainable development. Windows are among the most sensitive elements in a building in terms of their thermal performance. This paper presents the findings from an energy, environmental and economic analysis of a super-insulated timber window in comparison with a typical 'Part L' (English and Welsh Building Regulations) timber window and a 'Section 6' (Scottish Building Standards) timber window with U-values of 0·7 W/m²K, 2 W/m²K and 1·8 W/m²K, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-7
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Construction Materials
Volume	167
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.12.00034
State	Published - Feb 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Buildings, Structures & design
Energy
Sustainability

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Civil and Structural Engineering
General Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials

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