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27th AIVC and 4th Epic Conference - Lyon, France - 20-22 November 2006
The 27th AIVC and 4th Epic Conference, Technologies & sustainable policies for a radical decrease of the energy consumption in buildings, was held in Lyon, France, 20-22 November 2006.
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An important part of IEA 34/43 is concerning validation of building simulation models.
An Interactive Vocational Training Tool for the Energy Performance Buildings Directive | 2006 | English
The building sector constitutes approximately the 40% of the total energy consumption in EU. TheDirective 2002/91/EC provides a precise legislative framework for improving the energy performanceof the built environment.
The IEA, section ECBCS (Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community systems), has launched the project Annex 45 ‘Energy Efficient Electric Lighting for Buildings’, of which subtask B deals with innovative technical solutions.
Building Blueprint: Endorsement Schemes for Building Energy Efficiency Improvements in the EU25 | 2006 | English
Although there is significant support among policy makers and politicians for energy efficiencyimprovements in buildings, there remains a lack of understanding of what policies (regulatory,economic, communicative and organisational) can deliver th
Highly efficient thermal insulation of the building envelope demands for layers up to 40 cm thickness.This often causes problems regarding architecture and loss of space, especially in building renovation.An attractive alternative is the recently
Denmark has long experience with mandatory labelling of existing buildings.
Even if the quality and durability of active solar systems equipments are henceforth ensured, there arestill some considerable barriers to the development of their market, in particular their architectural andtechnical integration to the buildings
This paper is part of the “Best Practice for Double Skin Facades” – ‘BESTFACADE’ project (supported by the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme of the European Community) and aims to describe the cut back of non-technological barriers to the applic
The use of artificial lighting in the office buildings has significant contribution on total energyconsumption of the building.
This paper outlines the applicability of the “exergy” concept to describe the built environment for a better futuristic view of heating and cooling systems to be developed.
Experimental Investigation of Thermal Behaviour of Phase Change Materials under Dynamical Thermal Effects | 2006 | English
Because we spend most of our time in enclosed spaces, thermal comfort of buildings rose increasinglyand then energy consumption correspondingly is increased, aggravating the pollution of naturalenvironment.
Many modern office buildings have highly glazed facades. Their energy efficiency and indoor climateis, however, being questioned.
This work is aimed at assessing the economical feasibility of a retrofit intervention consisting into the façade renovation of an office building, built in the 70s and located in Italy near Torino.
The indoor climate plays a key-role in relation to sustainable building. Often measured or simulatedtime series are used for the evaluation of indoor climate performances.
1. Thoughts 1. Why care? 2. Sustainable Architecture or just Architecture, are they something different? 3. On past and future – learning from tradition. 4. On the overwhelming power of design. 5. On starchitecture. 6.
Assessment of the Potential of Cool Materials to Contribute to the Mitigation of the Heat Island Effect in Athens | 2006 | English
The mitigation of the heat island effect can be achieved by the use of cool materials that arecharacterized by high solar reflectance and infrared emittance values.
There is an obvious and indisputable need for an increase in the efficiency of energy utilisation inbuildings.
Short-Term Prediction of Energy Consumption in Buildings Based on Artificial Neural Networks and Nonlinear Time Series Analysis | 2006 | English
This paper introduces a new approach for the prediction of hourly energy consumption inbuildings.
Nowadays energy performance is an increasing concern to sustainable urban planning because of itsimplications in energy consumption patterns.