<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/14103" mdate="2011-12-22 00:00:00"> <author>Hikaru Sato and Hiroatsu Fukuda and Yupeng Wang</author> <title>Influence of Differences of Heat Insulation Methods on Thermal Comfort of Apartment Buildings</title> <pages>798 - 803</pages> <year>2011</year> <volume>5</volume> <number>12</number> <journal>International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14103</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/60</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>The aim of this study is to analyze influence of differences of heat insulation methods on indoor thermal environment and comfort of apartment buildings. This study analyzes indoor thermal environment and comfort on units of apartment buildings using calculation software &amp;quot;THERB&amp;quot; and compares three different kinds of heat insulation methods. Those are outside insulation on outside walls, inside insulation on outside walls and interior insulation. In terms of indoor thermal environment, outside insulation is the best to stabilize room temperature. In winter, room temperature on outside insulation after heating is higher than other and it is kept 35 degrees higher through all night. But the surface temperature with outside insulation did not dramatically increase when heating was used, which was 3 to 5oC lower than the temperature with other insulation. The PMV of interior insulation fall nearly range of comfort when the heating and cooling was use.</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 60, 2011</index> </article>