LoginEnergy conservation represents a main concern for the environmental, economical and social problems. In this field, educational buildings are large consumer of energy and in many countries need retrofits.
23rd AIVC and EPIC 2002 Conference - Lyon, France- 23-26 October 2002
The 23rd AIVC and Epic 2002 Conference (in conjunction with 3rd European Conference on Energy Performance and Indoor Climate in Buildings), Energy efficient and healthy buildings in sustainable cities", was held in Lyon, France, 23-26 October 2002.
Contains 149 papers
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Calculation of turbulent flow for building ventilation by means of jet profiles with regard to wall influences | 2002 | English
Basis of this work was the question of the formation of air flows in ventilated test rooms with regard to wall influences.
Winner of First Prize in the 2 nd Commonwealth Inter-school Design Competition organised by theCommonwealth Association of Architects (CAA), 1991. The winning design was a pair of houses with wind towers.
Enerkenn : web-based method to generate specific energy consumption data for evaluation and optimization of office building operation | 2002 | English
Insufficient concern about energy efficiency during the design and/or the operation of a building is the main reason for the high energy consumption of existing buildings.
The needle heat exchanger (acts as a pre filter EU3) was installed in front of the glass fiber used as a fine filter (EU7) in the supply air chamber.
Environmental assessment of energy conservation technologies for heating and ventilation - A case study - | 2002 | English
More than three quarters of all consumed energy in buildings are used for heating, ventilation and sanitary hot water preparation.
Particle release of fine filters during different operational conditions of ventilation system. | 2002 | English
The fine filter (EU7) was included in the ventilation system which operated at full capacity only during working days.
The Portuguese National Museum for Archaeology is undergoing an expansion and retrofitting. It is currently housed in one of the most important ancient monuments in Portugal: the Monastery of Jernimos.
The Airways project was set up to provide design guidance and maintain afficient air duct systems, and to bring to light the energy saving opportunities in parallel with health, safety and comfort issues.