| dc.description.abstract | A building's energy consumption depends on the features of its envelope. In this research,
comparative analyses were conducted to select the best insulation material for a residential
building made of shipping containers. This building is called the JuaHouse, devoted to
international competition named solar decathlon Africa. The analyses are based on literature
review results from which three best materials were selected depending on specific criterions.
Afterwards, based on Design Builder Software, different building thermal simulations had
been generated for each insulation material in different thicknesses. Finally, economic
analysis were carried out by analysing the investments costs, projected annual energy cost
savings and payback | en_US |
