LoginThe indoor environmental quality of a building is intended as the thermal, visual, acoustic and indoor air quality performances as a whole, which provide health and comfort for occupants.
23rd AIVC and EPIC 2002 Conference - Lyon, France- 23-26 October 2002
The 23rd AIVC and Epic 2002 Conference (in conjunction with 3rd European Conference on Energy Performance and Indoor Climate in Buildings), Energy efficient and healthy buildings in sustainable cities", was held in Lyon, France, 23-26 October 2002.
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A condensing device allows to avoid condensation on cooling ceilings in rooms with humid air. It uses thermoelectric modules in contact with the cooling panels.
Market assessment of passive downdraught evaporative cooling in non-domestic buildings in southern europe. | 2002 | English
This paper describes current work to undertake a market assessment of the potential for the application of Passive Downdraft Evaporative Cooling (PDEC) to new and existing buildings in Southern Europe.
The purpose of the work is the determination of unsteady variation of the moisture content in the walls. The mathematical model is based on humidity transport equations in porous media.
Performance of heating systems from the point of energy consumption and thermal comfort in dwellings | 2002 | English
The quality of indoor environment in dwellings is provided by physical properties of building constructions and by operation of HVAC-systems.
Performance evaluation of rotary dessicant wheels using a simplified psychometirc model as design tool | 2002 | English
In the present communication, a psychometric model has been presented to evaluate the performance of rotary desiccant wheels based on different kind of desiccants e.g. silica gel and LiCl.
The main goal of the present study was to determine thermal comfort parameters for dwellers of low-cost houses for a given set of indoor environmental conditions.
Experimental evaluation of the performance of a prototype hybrid solar photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) air collector for the integration in sloped roof | 2002 | English
Detailed simulation studies on the design and development of PV/T systems are being carried out at the Politecnico di Milano, for their possible integration with a sloped roof.
Assessment of natural ventilation potential of a region using degree-hours estimated on global weather data | 2002 | English
The applicability of natural ventilation depends strongly on climate. The potential of natural ventilation represents a measure of the feasibility of natural ventilation in a specific climate.
Environmental assessment of energy conservation technologies for heating and ventilation - A case study - | 2002 | English
More than three quarters of all consumed energy in buildings are used for heating, ventilation and sanitary hot water preparation.
Particle release of fine filters during different operational conditions of ventilation system. | 2002 | English
The fine filter (EU7) was included in the ventilation system which operated at full capacity only during working days.
The Portuguese National Museum for Archaeology is undergoing an expansion and retrofitting. It is currently housed in one of the most important ancient monuments in Portugal: the Monastery of Jernimos.
Development of an Integrated Scheme for the Energy Efficient Refurbishment of Existing Settlements | 2002 | English
The White Paper on renewable Energy states that the total energy requirements in thedomestic sector could be reduced by 50% in EU until the year 2010, half of which could be accounts for by introducing passive and active solar technologies in buil
Ventilation stratefies of a residential district on restoration : analysis of technical solutions and comparative evaluation. | 2002 | English
Within an Italian Experimental Programme an interdisciplinary research for the retrofitting of some residential buildings in the surrounding of Florence has been carried out.
Europrosper : Developing methods for the energy certification of existing buildings. | 2002 | English
This paper outlines the Europrosper project whose objectives are to :1.
Sufficiency of cleaning after repair of mold damage evaluated by microbiological methods | 2002 | English
Constructional aspects and the use of school building had led to moisture and mold damages confirmed by microbiological analysis from material, surface and air samples. Cultivation methods were used to assess mesophilic fungi and actinobacteria.
Approximately 300 low energy houses have been built in the Republic of Ireland by the multi-national CRH Plc and South Dublin County Council as part of a co-ordinated European Commission-supported demonstration project, RE-Start (Renewable Energie
The transformation of the conservatorio San Giuseppe into the cospicua residential home for the elderly, Malta | 2002 | English
The transformation of the Conservatorio San Giuseppe , into the Cospicua Residential Home for the Elderly has become a landmark in the neighbourhood.
This paper presents an approach to evaluate the sensitivity of a roof design to condensation problems, given the uncertainty to achieve continuity of airtightness in practice.
Reconstruction of late 19 th century building for new Slovene Ethnographic Museum is presented.