Thermal Characteristics Test Laboratory

• insulating materials, building slabs according to DIN 52612/DIN EN 12664, DIN EN 12667/DIN EN 12939
• double glazing, web plates according to DIN 52619-2/DIN EN 674 in the guarded hot plate apparatus

Thermal conductivity by the guarded hot plate apparatus

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• pipe insulation

Thermal conductivity of concentric pipe insulation

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• determination of the referential moisture or water absorption of building materials according to DIN 52620, DIN EN 12087

• masonry according to DIN 52611-1/DIN EN 12412
• windows, flat windows on pitched roofs according to DIN 52619-1/EN ISO 12567-1 and EN ISO 12567-2
• roof elements, façade elements, doors according to DIN 52611/DIN EN 12412-1
• frame sections according to DIN 52619-3/DIN EN 12412-2
• shutter boxes according to DIN 52619-1/DIN EN ISO 12567/prEN 12412-4

Thermal resistance and thermal transmittance in the hot box

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• joint permeability (a-value) according to DIN EN 42/DIN 18055, air permeability according to DIN EN 1026/DIN EN 12207

Air permeability by test facility for impermeability

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• watertightness according to DIN EN 86/DIN 18055, watertightness according to DIN EN 1027/DIN EN 12208

Water tightness against driving rain by test facility for impermeability

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• wind resistance according to Din EN 77/DIN 18055, wind resistance according to DIN EN 12211/DIN EN 12210

Resistance to wind load by test facility for impermeability

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• heat dissipation according to DIN 52614, electrical resistance according to DIN 53596, dissipation of electrostatic charges according to DIN 51953

Heat dissipation of floors

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• compressive stress and tensile strength, tear strength

• freeze-thaw cycling

• thermal deformation resistance

• length related flow resistance

• moisture absorption by vapour diffusion in the temperature gradient

• condensation on surfaces or in the interior of building components (windows, glazing and façade elements, etc.)

• gross density and moisture content of building materials

• thermography of building components or façade elements according to ISO 6781

• expertise, assessment of damage

• three-chamber climate simulator

Climate simulation in the three-chamber climate simulator

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• big climate simulator

Climate simulation in the big climate simulator

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• g-value (calorimetric)

Solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) by calorimeter method

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• thermal emissivity

Emission coefficient

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• Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)                           

• artificial ageing

• determination of thermal resistance or thermal transmission coefficient by means of finite differences method for example on frame sections etc. according to DIN EN 10077-2
• multi-dimensional transient thermal finite elements calculations

Calculation of thermal parameters by computer-aided thermal analysis of building components

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• assessment of thermal insulation and moisture protection as well as of the thermal heat requirements of building components, building systems and house types according to EnEV and other standards