Wood-fiberboard as insulation material suitable for historic buildings.

The issue of maintenance and rehabilitation of historical buildings in Slovakia and in the world is nothing special or unusual. Rather, the method and, above all, the effectiveness of routine maintenance, which should keep the historic building in good structural and technical condition, becomes problematic. The vast majority of historical buildings are not insulated by modern standards. In addition, in relatively small quantities, they are equipped with any vapor barrier layer, and therefore their perimeter structures allow the transport of water in liquid form, which allows both rainwater and ground moisture to penetrate into the interior. When trying to increase the interior temperature, increase the overall functional use of historical buildings and reduce the energy consumption of these buildings, thermal insulation from the interior can be a suitable solution. The paper deals with the energy efficiency of historic buildings in the form of internal insulation, where the impact of wood-fiberboard on the thermal and moisture regime of the perimeter wall of a historic building in Košice is assessed using dynamic simulations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]