Review on Thermal Characteristics of Compound Outdoor Wall of Wood Framed Construction

INTRODUCTION China has a long history of wood framed construction. But, due to the increasing of population and lack of timber, wood framed construction is limited in the market, its research and development is relatively scarce. The modern wood framed construction has been developed and widely applied in the North American area and other countries for several decades. Recently, with the rapid development of economy and the requirement of society, especially energy saving, the wood frame…

Review on Thermal Characteristics of Compound Outdoor Wall of Wood Framed Construction

As one of the most important components of a construction, the outdoor wall plays a significant role in heat insulation, heat preservation and energy saving. Improving the heat insulation of the outdoor wall is the focus of researchers. This paper reviews the development of the compound outdoor wall and introduces the structure of the compound outdoor wall of wood framed construction. Methods for measuring the thermal characteristics of the compound outdoor wall including the steady and unsteady state thermal characteristics, tests in laboratory and field, and researches on the thermal characteristics of the compound outdoor wall are elaborately reviewed. Researches on the thermal characteristics of the compound outdoor wall will promote the further development of wood framed construction in China.