Calibrated hygrothermal simulation models for historical buildings

Four outdoor weather files were simulated to show the importance of monitoring the outdoor climate as closely as possible to the case-study. The soil/slab interface temperature was obtained using six different models. A sensitivity analysis was developed to optimize some of the inputs. Ultimately, the church hygrothermal model was validated. However, in hygrothermal models the simulation time can be long, therefore, a simplified model was developed using two of the four tested simplifications.