LoginUrban development is unavoidable as the result of country’s economic growth. Without a careful planning, a city may cause environment destruction. Singapore is known to have the best environmental quality in the world.
28th AIVC and 2nd Palenc Conference - Crete, Greece - 27-29 September 2007
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.
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Building integrated PV water heating and air conditioning in the special hospital of the SPA Rusanda | 2007 | English
Different types of thermal activation of building structuresare increasingly utilized in buildings including BIPV, multifunctional PV facades with controllable daylight/solar gain features and integrating thermal and electrical output.
Daylight and luminaire control in a perimeter zone using an automated venetian blind | 2007 | English
Commercial buildings with large exposed glazed façades require solar shading devices in order to protect occupants from uncomfortable direct glare.
On the relation between the energy and social characteristics of the residential sector | 2007 | English
Social, financial, energy and technical data from about 1110 households have been collected during 2004 in the major Athens area. The sample has been divided in seven income groups and a detailed analysis has been performed.
The combination of clay and nanotube carbon as an innovative and sustainable material | 2007 | English
The idea of using one-dimensional fillers as a reinforcingagent is nothing new: straw has been used to reinforcemud bricks since about 4000 BC.
One of the prerequisites for the design of buildings that make good use of daylight for internal illumination is a knowledge of the daylight climate in the place where the building is to be situated.
Pressure-drop and energy-saving analysisof TBAB clathrate hydrate slurry as a latent heat transportation media | 2007 | English
The Clathrate Hydrate Slurry (CHS) of Tetra-n-Butyl-Ammonium Bromide (TBAB) comes into being under normal atmosphere when aqueous TBAB solution is cooled to 5-12 . It is a kind of high-density latent-heattransportation medium.
Design aspects and perspectives for solar control of buildings with aesthetic and efficient solar thermal collectors and photovoltaics | 2007 | English
New solar energy systems with efficient energy output and advanced aesthetics have been developed at the University of Patras last 20 years.
Despite the available knowledge about technologies for passive cooling, cooling energy consumption is still increasing in Europe.
State of the art on macroscopic models for the determination of thin films optical properties | 2007 | English
Optical properties (i.e.
Offers of northwest regional branch the Russian academy of architecture and building sciences on wooden housing construction as to one of perspective directions of realizationof the project « accessible and comfortable habitation – to citizens of Russia | 2007 | English
Speaking about dialogue of authority and business, it is necessary to not forget, that besides it is necessary to consider both opinion and our inhabitants – for whom, first of all, we and work.
The building and construction sector is a key sector for sustainable development.
Double skin façade glazed office buildings; A parametric study for optimized energyand thermal comfort performance | 2007 | English
Highly glazed buildings are often considered to be airy, light and transparent with more access to daylight. Their performance, however, regarding to energy use and thermal comfort issues is often questioned.
In this paper, indirect evaporative cooling in an air cooler has been modeled. This model has been obtained from the governing equations of heat and mass transfer in primaryand secondary air and water flows.
Bioclimatic architecture: the case study of the sustainable residential settlement in Pieve di Cento | 2007 | English
Energy savings inside buildings require a comprehensivedesign approach to balance bioclimatic strategies with the use of active systems.A climatic responsive building aims to mediate externalagents both to reduce climate loads and to create a heal
Occupant Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ): Results of a survey in office buildingsin Iran | 2007 | English
The Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) is an importantdeterminant in the comfort and hence productivity of workers in office buildings, and a number of studieshave been undertaken in the Western world which shows this.
Assessing the Operational Energy Profiles of UK educational buildings: findings from detailed surveys and modelling compared to measured consumption | 2007 | English
This paper presents the preliminary findings from the first stage of a physical survey and modelling Case Study conducted to obtain Modelled and Actual Energy Consumption Profiles for a UK multi-storey mixed use educational building.
This document presents the theoretical study of evaporativecooling designed for the outdoor spaces in the Spanish pavilion of the coming International Exhibition in Zaragoza 2008.
Comparison of energy load demand and thermal comfort levels in Athens, Greece and London, UK | 2007 | English
This paper presents a comparison of the characteristics of the energy demand for London, UK and Athens, Greece and explores its relationship with both climate and non-climate related factors.
Adoption of daylight as an energy efficiency strategy is especially relevant for a climate like Malaysia, as the country experiences long sunshine hours throughoutthe year.