The 28th AIVC and 2nd Palenc Conference, Building Low Energy Cooling and Ventilation Technologies in the 21st Century, was held in Crete, Greece, 27-29 September 2007.

Contains 247 papers 

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This study compares various optimization criteria for a solar domestic hot water system (SDHWS). First of all, we present the various parameters used to evaluate a SDHWS. We consider the energetic, exergetic, environmentaland financial analysis.
Fraisse, G.; Bai, Y.; Le-Pierres, N.
Ecology in Architecture Design (EAD) is a project with the main aim of developing a blended (face to face lecturesplus online activities) learning course about how to integrate ecology in the architectural design, both at the level of a single bui
Caputo, P.; Roscetti, A.; Rega, I.
The objective of this work is to demonstrate through a case study of a Shopping Centre in Portugal how daylighting and Passive Solar Strategies can be efficient in this kind of buildings, always characterized by large transparent areas and, in con
Jesus, L.; Almeida, M.; Almeide, A.
Library buildings offer special conditions to favor the adoption of low energy strategies.
Craveiro, F.; Oliveira, B.; Leal, V.; Fernandes, E.O.
This document describes the rehabilitation of the GeneralSecretariat Information Systems (GSIS building) and the description of the energy measures that were implemented aiming at the improvement of the buildingenergy performance and the indoor en
Farrou, I.; Santamouris, M.; Zervas, Y.; Zachakis, K.; Toumbexis, C.; Tzamalis, P.
This project presents the performance of air washer chilled water coil system for a yarn industry .The basicprinciples including (1) effectiveness, (2) saturation efficiency and energy consumption for the systems are evaluated..
Jothyramalingam, S.; Mohanlal, D.
This paper investigates the possibility of integrating thermal energy storage to the hot side of LiBr/H2O absorptioncooling system to cover 100% of peak cooling load for a three bedroom house on the hottest summer day in Cardiff, Wales.
Agyenim, F.; Rhodes, M.; Knight, I.
This paper presents the basic parameters and energy flows of an aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) systemcombined with reversible water/water heat pumps used for heating and cooling the new hospital Klina (Antwerp Belgium).
Desmedt, J.; Hoes, H.
Every time with major frequency grows the necessity of energy efficient buildings, adapted to their environment, which consume and contaminate as least as possible.In this study it has been analyzed and evaluated the thermal conditioning of two bl
Giancola, E.; Soutullo, S.; Olmeda, R.; Heras, R.
The Project of Ponte da Pedra came out of an Ideas Competition, which is, by the beginning, a good indicatorof the high quality of the housing architecture of Ponte da Pedra.
Coimbra, J.P.T.
In order to simplify the procedure for evaluating winter building energy performances, most of existing standard and rules make reference to the building energy balance under steady state conditions.
Ferrari, S.
The objective of this work is to find the optimum window-to-wall area ratio that minimizes the energy cost for cooling, heating and daylighting.
Kalogirou, S.A.
One of the significant threats for buildings is the possibility of changes in the building materials’ properties because of the penetration and residence of moisture it them.
Chadiarakou, S.; Papadopoulos, A.M.; Karamanos, A.; Aravantinos, D.
Traditional architecture while energy consumption has not been defined as today, have utilized some passive design methods by attending to the potentials of the regionand made them highlight.
Deldar, N.; Tahsildoost, M.
The European Union is facing a critical situation regardingenergy supply and dependency on imported fuels in the coming years.
Gramkow, L.
Energy-efficiency benchmarking can be used to monitorchanges in overall efficiency of buildings.
Cipriano, X.; Carbonell, J.
Low depth geothermal energy can be efficiently used as a heat sink for building energy produced during summer.In the current work, several geometries of geothermalheat exchangers implemented in office building climatisationprojects are evaluated f
Eicker, U.; Schumacher, J.; Vorschulze, C.; Pietruschka, D.
The heating system of the bioclimatic building of CRES comprises the entire heating plant including a solar assistedheat pump, the Solar Air Collectors (SAC) as well as the heat distribution system (comprising a fan coil unit network).
Karagiorgas, M.; Tsagouris, M.; Galatis, K.
A two-storey wood frame house for the experimental study of hybrid residential ventilation was built in the campus of the Brno University of Technology in 2003.
Charvat, P.; Jicha, M.; Stetina, J.
For many reasons building simulation programs are still not recognized as useful design support tools to the same extent as Computer-Aided Design (CAD) or cost-estimating software.
Delbin, S.; Gomes de Silva, V.; Kowaltowski, D.

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