Research and Development of the CONAISLA PROJECT.
The main objective of the project is to determine the existence of variation of thermal insulation properties in construction systems in the laboratory compared to real cases on site, and its influence on the design and calculation phase of insulating construction systems.
The project aims to verify the degree of variability between in situ and laboratory tests of materials and construction systems incorporating thermal insulation materials designed to reduce energy demand in buildings, and whether this variability should be taken into account at an earlier stage in the design and selection of materials or construction systems.
The different tests will provide the heat transmission coefficients in both cases, and will be able to quantify the existing differences. These results can be used to establish a safety coefficient that can be applied in the design phases so that the operating conditions during the lifetime of the insulation construction systems are fully guaranteed.
At the end of the project, CTCON will have the information and knowledge to see the need for a more extensive study to optimise the choice of insulation materials and construction systems, guaranteeing the optimum insulation and comfort conditions required by building regulations.
Experience in previous analyses carried out by CTCON shows that the behaviour of buildings in real operating conditions does not coincide with the theoretical or design conditions, mainly due to incorrect execution of the works, poor selection of materials or failures in the maintenance of the building (of the envelope systems). Therefore, a correlation must be established between the values initially obtained in the design by means of theoretical calculations and/or laboratory measurements and the real behaviour of the systems installed on site.
This project is financed through a grant from the Instituto de Fomento de la Región de Murcia aimed at the Technological Centres of the Region of Murcia, Modality 1: R&D Projects, co-financed by 80% by the ERDF global grant.
