Impact of thermal insulation strategies on energy consumption of residential buildings in Constantine

Abstract

Housing in Algeria is experiencing a multi-dimensional crisis: crisis in design (standardization of housing), construction, financing, management, etc., which has a negative impact on user comfort, poor housing quality and high energy consumption.This article focuses on the study of the impact of different thermal insulation str ategies on energy consumption (heating and cooling) of a residential building situated in semi arid climate (Constantine northeast of Algeria) using thermal dynamic simulation tool (TRNSYS 16)