The energy related environmental issues (EnREI) research programme.

The Energy-related Environmental Issues (EnREI) Programme was established in 1991 by DoE Construction Sponsorship Directorate and BRE, with the aim of reducing emissions of C02 and other greenhouse gases due to energy use in non-domestic buildings.

Natural ventilation of parking garages: dimensioning of ventilation units with the assistance of air flow models.

Garages require ventilation because the exhaust fumes produced by the vehicles have to be discharged. This can be achieved with a mechanical or a natural ventilation system. A natural ventilation system has several important advantages compared w

Using natural light and air flow.

Test case

What better way for a university to research environment friendly building methods than to build a full scale model on campus?  Helena Russell reports, photographs by Grant Smith.

Body-building

       

Cutting out the cooling

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