Providing the Thermal Reliability of Window Junctions During the Thermal Modernization of Civil Buildings

In order to assess the possibility of condensation on an internal window jamb surface, the temperature fields of window junctions to brick and precast concrete walls of civil buildings were analyzed, which were massively produced in the second half of the twentieth century. This study obtained the dependences of the jamb temperature on the thickness of the additional insulation layer and the outdoor temperature. Additionally, it showed the possibility of adjusting the jamb temperature by shifting the window frame inside the building. Outside air temperatures at which no condensation will occur in the initial junction structures and after thermal modernization by additional facade insulation were determined. The results can be used to replace worn-out windows and during the thermal modernization of buildings.