Efficient ventilation of indoor environments shall guarantee not only a proper oxygen flow for human breathing, but also an effective removal of pollutants released by human metabolism and building materials. Usually, high ventilation rates are adopted to reach these two goals, with a consequent high energy consumption for buiding climatization.

The growing interest in Italy for the tutelage, the restoration and the valorisation of the historical-cultural resources and the necessity of a better conservation of the artworks of great value require that the museums be provided with appropriate HVAC systems for the control of the ambient conditions. The suitable microclimate for the conservation of the works inside a
museum can be identified by means of a multisubject investigation.

The paper concerns the definition of guidelines in the design of a new urban settlement, based on system energy utilization and building environmental impacts and sustainability improvement. The study refers to a 160000 m2 area sited on the outskirts of Carmagnola, a city close to Torino, where the municipality decided to locate about 1260000 m3 of commercial buildings: offices, shopping centres, a trade fair area, a cattle market, a multi-hall cinema, hotels, restaurants, industrial sheds.

Una procedura sviluppata in ambiente TRNSYS ha permesso di determinare le prestazioni termiche di sistemi di riscaldamento a soffitto radiante alimentati da collettori solari. Limpianto solare costituito da un campo di captazione collegato ad un serbatoio di accumulo la cui energia termica alimenta il sistema di riscaldamento a soffitti radianti; se il carico termico richiesto maggiore dellenergia termica accumulata nel serbatoio, un sistema ausiliario alimentato da combustibile tradizionale si attiva ed eroga totalmente lenergia termica richiesta.

Una fachada trasventilada es un sistema constituido por un elemento de aplacado o revestimiento exterior soportado por elementos portantes interiores, a travs de una subestructura, mediante fijaciones y anclajes, quedando entre aplacado y zona portante un espacio por el que puede discurrir una corriente de aire entre la parte inferior y la superior con objeto de mantener condiciones de baja humedad en el hueco, de forma que se preserven las condiciones idneas del aislamiento trmico incorporado.

Un equipo multidisciplinar, integrado fundamentalmente por profesores y estudiantes de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura y la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), y en el que p

Il concetto di sviluppo sostenibile rappresenta oggi il punto di partenza per nuove strategie progettuali fondate su target energetici e di qualità ambientale, soprattutto nei nuovi edifici. Scopo del lavoro è quello di analizzare le prestazioni del siste

El objetivo es dar herramientas prácticas al proyectista y técnico instalador frente a los temas de aislamiento de vibraciones que, por su escaso volumen en el global de la inversión de una instalación, suelen ser el último aspecto a contemplar y, por tan

The enhancement of the know-how of the thermal environment has leaded to the formulation of more rational methods for the evaluation of the thermal responses of people. Nevertheless the improvement in human body heat exchange modelling resulted in more complex algorithms making difficult an easy assessment of thermal environments, especially for the beginners. Moreover the assessment interpretation according to the regulations in force is not trivial.