The heat loss due to linear thermal bridging (${\displaystyle H_{TB}}$) is a physical quantity used when calculating the energy performance of buildings. It appears in both United Kingdom ^[1] and Irish ^[2] methodologies.

Calculation

The calculation of the heat loss due to linear thermal bridging is relatively simple, given by the formula below: ^[3]

${\displaystyle H_{TB}=y\sum A_{exp}}$

In the formula, ${\displaystyle y=0.08}$ if Accredited Construction details used, and ${\displaystyle y=0.15}$ otherwise, and ${\displaystyle \sum A_{exp}}$ is the sum of all the exposed areas of the building envelope,

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