LoginThis paper deals with the applicability of passive and low energy cooling technologies in the Czech Republic.
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Raising the solar reflectance of a roof from a typical value of 0.1–0.2 to an achievable 0.6 can reduce cooling-energy use in buildings by more than 20%.
Research studies of thermal comfort in buildings aim mostly at maintaining air temperature, especially during summer period, within the acceptable comfort conditions and with the minimum energy consumption.
Working, designing and educating in the Middle East bears a particular challenge due to the different environmental conditions.
A desiccant cooling unit powered by 14.8 m2 of solar liquid collectors is implemented in a training room in Chambery in Eastern France.
While most existing EU National regulations only prescribe requirements for reducing heating needs, the new EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) requires them to be updated to also account for cooling needs.
Heating, cooling and domestic hot water in buildings have high energy demands and they are associated with direct and indirect environmental problems through pollutant emissions.
Thermal comfort studies have been developed all around the world by many authors and some adaptive comfort models have been proved specifically for warm climates.
Recent work has been undertaken to determine the most effective passive cooling strategies to be adopted in the refurbishment of large numbers of traditional adobe dwellings in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia.
This study examines the thermal behavior of an underground space via the analysis of ancient underground dwellings and computer simulation.
The present paper shows an example for an integrated design process combining the design work of the architect, the use of simulation tools and applied research on new combinations of materials, with the aim of the energetic optimization of an arc
The concern to achieve energy efficient performance during the activation of natural ventilation mode inside an office building in New Delhi, India addresses the need of study.
Ventilation has a major impact on the global performance of buildings, in terms of energy consumption as well as regarding indoor climate: thermal comfort, indoor air quality, acoustics.
Natural ventilation can be successfully applied for passive cooling in order to reduce cooling loads of buildings.
HEED (Home Energy Efficient Design) shows architects, builders, and homeowners how to design or remodel their buildings to reduce or even eliminate air conditioning loads.
The paper describes methodology and results collected from a professional and research experience oriented to design, build up and monitor an innovative passive system for the preventive conservation of the ancient stained glass windows in the Ass
The paper will summarize the results of an extensive research on sustainable architectural strategies used throughout the history in all climates, but here the results of the temperate climate will be presented.
Bam citadel is the greatest and oldest mudbrick construction of the world. It includes three parts of residential, military and citadel with covering an area of sq.ms 200,000.
A field study of environmental conditions and occupant comfort were carried in four office buildings in the southeast region of France.
Hong Kong is the densest city in the world with an urban density of some 60,000 per square kilometer (Fig. 1). Very tall buildings closely packed together decrease the availability of the natural elements (sun and wind).