What does the designer of a future energy-efficient building ask of the air flow specialist? - Static predictions of air flow patterns and optimization of thermal comfort and indoor air quality at design conditions will not be enough for him. The paper suggests that time-dependent air flow simulation is imperative to respond to tomorrows design needs. Different physical timescales for air flow patterns in spaces will be discussed. Heat capacity by components, different types of heat transfer, varying occupancy, control inputs etc. give rise to disparate time scales.
Annex 14 -Condensation and Energy- started in April 1987, with a take of meeting in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The annex itself was born after a moisture-workshop in September 1985 at the Laboratory of Building Physics, KULeuven, Belgium.
The last of six booklets designed as a guide for energy management in hospitals. It treats the problems related to the losses of energy occurring through the building envelope, which includes: walls, windows, roofs, floors, and fresh air intakes. Energy Conservation Opportunities are reported, with the aim to attain reductions in the energy required for the operation of HVAC systems in these buildings.
The fifth of six booklets designed as a guide for energy management in hospitals. It considers the auxiliary systems which are generally present in hospitals such as: hospital medical equipment, laundry, kitchen sterilization. A description of all systems considered is reported, with indication of amount of energy required in each case.
The fourth of six booklets designed as a guide for energy management in hospitals. It aims to give practical assistance to the technical hospital staff, with the intent to reduce electricity cost, describing possibilities for an efficient and cost-saving use of energy in hospitals.
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