Assessment of Energy-Efficient Building Details for Seismic Regions (Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering)

Preface
Contents
1 Introduction
	References
2 Design of the Thermal Insulation Envelope of Energy-Efficient Buildings
	2.1 »L« Type Structural Assembly Connections
	2.2 »T« Type Structural Assembly Connections
	2.3 »+« Type Structural Assembly Connections
	References
3 Structural Details in Energy-Efficient Buildings
	3.1 Foundations on the Thermal Insulation Layer
		3.1.1 Possible Solutions for Foundations on Thermal Insulation
		3.1.2 Specifics of Designing Thermally Insulated Foundation Slabs in Non-earthquake-Prone Areas
		3.1.3 Influence of the Flexible Layer of Thermal Insulation on the Seismic Response of a Building
	3.2 Base Insulation Blocks for Preventing Thermal Bridges in Walls in Contact with Cold Elements
		3.2.1 Types of Base Insulation Blocks
		3.2.2 Influence of Base Insulation Blocks on Better Environmental and Energy-Efficiency Parameters
		3.2.3 Base Insulation Blocks as Parts of Masonry Structures for Bearing Vertical Static Loads
	3.3 Details for Preventing Thermal Bridges in Cantilever Structures
		3.3.1 Precast Element Solutions for Thermal Bridges in Cantilever Structures
		3.3.2 Comparison of the Environmental and Energy-Efficiency Parameters of an Insulated and Uninsulated Reinforced Concrete Cantilever Slab
		3.3.3 Selection Principles of Precast Load-Bearing Thermal Insulation Elements Subject to Vertical Static Loads
	3.4 Building Connection Detail Between the Roof and Outer Wall
		3.4.1 Environmental and Energy-Efficiency Aspects of the Building Connection Detail Between the Roof and an Outer Wall
	References
4 Evaluation of Critical Structural Assemblies
	4.1 Detail Evaluation Methodology for Energy-Efficient Buildings
		4.1.1 Importance of Environmental and Energy-Efficiency Parameters
		4.1.2 Importance of Technical and Structural Parameters
		4.1.3 Importance of External Parameters
	4.2 Environmental and Energy-Efficiency Parameters
		4.2.1 Thermal Transmittance of Structural Assemblies (E1)
		4.2.2 Continuity of Thermal Insulation (E2)
		4.2.3 Condensation and Thermal Comfort (E3)
		4.2.4 Influence on the Use of Energy (E4)
		4.2.5 Airtightness (E5)
		4.2.6 Life Cycle Assessment (E6)
		4.2.7 Durability and Sustainability (E7)
	4.3 Technical and Structural Parameters
		4.3.1 Load-Bearing Capacity (K1)
		4.3.2 Minimum Dimensions and Stiffness (K2)
		4.3.3 Symmetry (K3)
		4.3.4 Continuity or Uniformity of the Load-Bearing Structure (K4)
		4.3.5 Eccentricity or a Shift in the Structure According to the Primary Load-Bearing Axis (K5)
		4.3.6 Capacity Design Method (K6)
		4.3.7 Connections of Primary and Secondary (Non-)Load-Bearing Elements (K7)
	4.4 External Parameters
		4.4.1 Location (Z1)
		4.4.2 Importance of a Building (Z2)
		4.4.3 Influence on the Global Analysis (Z3)
		4.4.4 Complexity of Construction (Z4)
		4.4.5 Penetrations and Openings (Z5)
		4.4.6 Economic Aspect (Z6)
	4.5 Assessment Based on Evaluation Parameters, Weighting Factors and External Parameters
	4.6 Presentation of the Results
	References
5 Case Study: Using Methodology to Assess the Selected Details
	5.1 Building Connection Detail Between an Outer Wall and the Foundation Slab
	5.2 Building Connection Detail Between the Load-Bearing Balcony Structure and an Outer Wall
	5.3 Building Connection Detail Between an Outer Wall and the Unheated Basement
	5.4 Building Connection Detail Between an Outer Wall and the Roof
	References
6 Conclusions
	References
Appendix Examples of the Use of the Methodology for Evaluating Structural Details