One of the current challenges in the urban climate researcharea mentions the standardization of procedures for data collection and analysis (OKE, 2005); this involvesnomenclatures and methods, so that the transmissionof the developed technology can be better understoodand applied in diverse realities.
This paper looks at the design and construction in 2006/2007 of a ‘green’ office building in Wellington, New Zealand. Wellington lies at 42 degrees South of the equator, in a region known as the ‘Roaring Forties’ due to the constant winds, making it an ideal situation for wind farms. While the temperature range in the city is moderate, the strong wind has severe climatic effects.
This paper describes ongoing energy benchmarks studies of double-skin façade buildings. A comparison between energy performance of these actual buildings and European office buildings benchmarks is discussed. Some preliminary results are presented.
This document aims to describe and present the energy efficient measures that are implemented in four dwellingsthat are currently under construction on the foothill of mountain Dionysos, northern of Athens (Greece).
The demand for airtightness measurements in residential buildings rises. Thus also the interest in airtightness measurements in multi-family residences grows. The questions, which are often posed, amongst others are: Must the entire building be measured or is it enough to measure each dwelling individually? Is the whole...
The test results of BlowerDoor test and thermographic inspection at a nursing home, an administration building and a sports-hall are presented. The nursing home was revised thermically. The external walls were provided with a compound insulation system. Nevertheless the expected energy savings effect did not arise...
Der ganzheitliche Ansatz für die Bewertung der lüftungstechnischen Maßnahme (Systeme zur Wohnungslüftung siehe Bild 1) spiegelt sich im zu erstellenden Lüftungskonzept für die gesamte Nutzungseinheit wieder (s. Bild 2 und Bild 3). Dieser Ansatz ist unter anderem auch in der überarbeiteten Norm E DIN 1946...
All times the building cover was made as airtight as possible. With massive constructions it was all above the plasterwork, which took over the sealing function. The air exchange was usually realised by the leaky windows, which still had no circular seals. With the usual massive constructions, built after 1945, the relative...
Low-energy buildings up to the passive house level slowly become generally accepted also in Tschechien, which is naturally connected with suitable ventilation strategies. The contribution presents the most frequently used technical systems and discusses those properties and acceptance. The number of built very...
The fundamental requirements, already presented at the 1st European BlowerDoorSymposium, did not change, respectively practice has brought up some points. Still there is no standardised qualification profile on the part of the district chimneysweeper. That is based finally on the fact that the draft standard to the...
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