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Lab-based validation of glass-floor systems for zero-energy buildings Cover

Lab-based validation of glass-floor systems for zero-energy buildings

Open Access
|May 2026

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Glassfloor® Pure skylight sketch (Heliobus®)

Fig. 2.

View of the sample in the outdoor chamber: a) during the water resistance test, b) during the air permeability test (own research)

Fig. 3.

Air permeability chart under pressure – average measurement values marked in green – the blue lines define the various airtightness classes (own research)

Calculation of the thermal transmittance of the window (own research)

Physical quantityUnitValue
Temperature mean surrounding panel°C4.0
Thermal resistance of the surrounding panel(m2·K)/W1.7
Thermal conductivity of surrounding panelW/(m·K)0.035
Ψ edge for w = 40 mmW/(m·K)0.0262
Temperature difference surface, surrounding panelK28.1
Temperature difference airK32.7
Input power to hot boxW31.5
Power through surrounding panelW16.5
Edge zone heat flowW2.5
Heat flow density through specimenW/m219.5
Warm side convective fraction0.3
Cold side convective fraction0.85
Mean radiant temperature warm side°C21.2
Mean radiant temperature cold side°C–11.0
Warm side environmental temperature°C21.3
Cold side environmental temperature°C–11.0
U-value measuredW/(m2·K)0.60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17512/bozpe.2026.15.02 | Journal eISSN: 2544-963X | Journal ISSN: 2299-8535
Language: English
Published on: May 19, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Radoslav Ponechal, Peter Kysela, Jakub Jura, Miroslav Fabian, published by Technical University in Czestochowa
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