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3. Thermal bridges
3.1 What you need to know
A thermal bridge is a physical phenomenon that reflects a lack of homogeneity in an area of a building. This defect may be due to the construction method or the materials used.
The consequence of a thermal bridge is a significant flow of heat (or heat loss) from the hottest to the coldest area, and at the same time a reduction in the surface temperature on the hottest side of the thermal bridge.
The most common example is the slab-balcony connection, which is usually a through-bond.
Thermal bridges are therefore the consequence of physical phenomena. They exist everywhere, whenever there is a temperature...
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Bibliography
- (1) - - LIVRE VERT sur l'efficacité énergétique ou Comment consommer mieux avec moins, Commission des Communautés Européennes, Bruxelles, 2005 ( https://www.euractiv.fr/section/sciences-legislation/linksdossier/livre-vert-sur-l-energie-quelle-politique-energetique-pour-l-europe-fr/...
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Decree no. 2010-1269 of October 26, 2010 on the thermal characteristics and energy performance of buildings. JO n° 0250 du 27 octobre 2010, page 19250, texte n° 2
Arrêté du 26 octobre 2010 relatif aux caractéristiques thermiques et aux exigences de performance énergétique des bâtiments nouveaux et des parties nouvelles de bâtiments. JO n° 0250 du 27 octobre 2010, page 19260, texte n° 7
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