Evaluating rehabilitation of the social housing envelope: Experimental assessment of thermal indoor improvements during actual operating conditions in dry hot climate, a case study

This paper presents the results of a case study example designed to monitor, analyze and evaluate the improvement indoor conditions by upgrading the thermal-physical characteristics of the building envelope in a social housing. With this aim two measurement campaigns were carried out during the summer period (2002 and 2006). The quality of thermal indoor conditions has been assessed accurately during the buildings' occupancy period. The refurbishment of the building envelope, as demonstrated, is always convenient, by considering all possible point of views, better indoor microclimate and thus energy savings [1].