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Fig. 4 Case study B:
refurbishment actions and
assessment methodologies
• U = 0.90 W/(m
2
K) knowing or estimating the thickness of each layer and
deriving the corresponding thermal conductivities from Appendix B (case B0.a);
• U = 1.1 W/(m
2
K) by Appendix A by choosing 35-cm hollow brick wall (case
B0.b).
For case A, the values of the wall thermal transmittance are similar for each
calculation method:
• U = 1.53 W/(m
2
K) applying Appendix B, (case A0.a);
• U = 1.56 W/(m
2
K) by Appendix A by choosing 35-cm brick wall, (case A0.b).
