LoginThe Recast-EPBD1 requires an update of the current (2007/2008) set of CEN-EPB standards. This update work started in 2012 and will result in a new set of CEN-EPB standards.. Where possible this work will be done parallel with ISO.
36th AIVC - 5th TightVent - 3rd venticool Conference - Madrid, Spain - 23-24 September 2015
The 36th AIVC Conference " Effective ventilation in high performance buildings", was held in Madrid, Spain, 23-24 September 2015. Contains 119 papers and extended summaries.
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Status of the development of the CEN and ISO standards on energy performance of buildings assessment procedures | 2015 | English | 14 pp
Recently the international media like in USA, Canada, UK, Denmark, Germany etc. has been discussing the issue of differences between men and women regarding thermal comfort and the preferred room temperature.
How cool roofs interact with PCMs: investigating thermal-energy behavior of a cool roof membrane with paraffin based PCM inclusion | 2015 | English | 2 pp
The effect of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) to optimize indoor thermal comfort conditions and reduce cooling energy requirement when included in envelope components and materials is demonstrated by an extensive scientific literature (Zhou et al.,
Concrete in ventilated facades for natural cooling of buildings. SINHOR project | 2015 | English | 1 pp
The framework in which the SINHOR project takes place is the "Service Contract R + D + i Relating to Competence Scope of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing" with the research project entitled "Analysis of the energy performance of closures c
Local climate change and in particular, the urban heat island, is the more documented phenomenon of climate change.
Impact of the new rite 2013 (regulation on thermal installation) on indoor air quality | 2015 | English | 10 pp
This paper presents a comparison of Indoor Air Quality in several buildings constructed prior to the implementation of the new Spanish regulation on thermal installations (RITE, 2007 modified on 2013) and some new ones that fully accomplish the re