LoginThis paper presents an energy status study of a modern office building in the region of Xanthi. The results of the study are analyzed and evaluated with the use of appropriate software.
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The objective of this work was to experimentally investigate the influence of vent type and of insect proof screens on ventilation rate of a round arch plastic covered greenhouse.
This paper is focused on passive cooling techniques and especially on natural and hybrid ventilation as part of energy rehabilitation measures during an office renovation project.
London’s urban heat island increases the mean air temperature which affects the demand for heating and cooling buildings. The simultaneous hourly air temperature in London has been measured continuously for a year.
In this study, a thermal-network model is employed for the determination of the characteristic thermal inertia factors and more specifically the decrement factor f and the time lag ?.
The current environmental data and mainly the concern on the exhaustion of not renewable sources of energy dictate the need that the human activities should take place in the frame of sustainable development.
The approach of the building as a system in Time and its interrelationships with the environment, are presented as a “Matrix of Environmental Value (Ev)” that takes into account all possible aspects of “harmfulness – friendliness” towards the envi
This study presents an experience of a bioclimatic design studio. The teaching methods used in the Architecture Course of the University of Campinas, UNICAMP Brazil are discussed.
This paper presents the technological part of activities executed in the framework of MUSEUMS Project Slovene Ethnographic Museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
In built environment assured access to sun is important because of the quality of life and because of the energy benefits. We can find a great number of historical precedents of respecting this issue.
The field of thermal comfort surveys has recently expanded to other areas such as vehic- les and external spaces. An area that has not been examined is boats.
A model has been proposed for evaluating the discharge coefficient and flow angle at an inflow opening for cross-ventilation.
This paper deals with the applicability of passive and low energy cooling technologies in the Czech Republic.
Raising the solar reflectance of a roof from a typical value of 0.1–0.2 to an achievable 0.6 can reduce cooling-energy use in buildings by more than 20%.
Research studies of thermal comfort in buildings aim mostly at maintaining air temperature, especially during summer period, within the acceptable comfort conditions and with the minimum energy consumption.
Working, designing and educating in the Middle East bears a particular challenge due to the different environmental conditions.
A desiccant cooling unit powered by 14.8 m2 of solar liquid collectors is implemented in a training room in Chambery in Eastern France.
While most existing EU National regulations only prescribe requirements for reducing heating needs, the new EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) requires them to be updated to also account for cooling needs.
Heating, cooling and domestic hot water in buildings have high energy demands and they are associated with direct and indirect environmental problems through pollutant emissions.
Thermal comfort studies have been developed all around the world by many authors and some adaptive comfort models have been proved specifically for warm climates.