Measurement and Analysis of the Thermal Insulation Effect of the Transition Space of a Building Veranda in the Hot Summer and Cold Winter Zone

Abstract

The thermal environment of a building plays a direct role in the energy consumption of the building. Veranda, considered as a common element of a building in a hot summer and very cold zone, connects indoor and outdoor spaces and provides a transitional space for the building. It has certain influences on the thermal environment of the use space. In this paper, a veranda on the east side of a building in Wuhan, China is taken as the research subject, and the thermal data of indoor and outdoor settings are collected through a network of field sensors. The thermal characteristics of the transitional space are then studied, and the thermal insulation effects of the veranda is comprehensively investigated. The statistical results show that the veranda has a good thermal insulation effect in summer, and the reasonable design of transitional space is instrumental to the improvement of thermal environment and the reduction of building energy consumption.