The radiant interior surface temperatures play an important role in how humans perceive thermal comfort. Radiant temperature asymmetry is key i.e. surface temperatures must be close together. If a surface temperature difference exceeds 4 °C we notice it, we can feel it. So if we take a comfortable internal air temperature, in a Passive House or good standard Low Energy house, of 20 °C we can expect to find that the inner surfaces of the external walls to be at around 19 °C and the surfaces of internal partitions to be at around 21 °C.
The internal surface temperatures of double glazing vs triple glazing will be quite different.
Comparison of internal surface temperatures for double glazing vs triple glazing
External Temperature °C | Internal Surface Temp Double Glazed window ° C | Internal Surface Temp Triple Glazed window °C |
2 | 16.7 | 18 |
0 | 16.3 | 17.8 |
-2 | 16.0 | 17.6 |
-5 | 15.4 | 17.3 |
-10 | 14.6 | 16.7 |
Window fitting details to reduce Cold Bridging
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