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.
Contains 149 papers
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The European RTD project REVIS, Daylighting products with redirecting visual properties (contract JOE3- CT98-0096), started in October 1998 and was…
Ventilation determines the indoor air quality and has a profound effect on the energy consumption and thermal (summer) comfort of buildings. Simulation of…
The working group WG4 of ISO TC 205 aims to define Indoor Air Quality criteria. The draftstandard contains several methods for determining ventilation rates…
In the Mediterranean countries, where the active solutions of air-conditioning must be avoided, natural ventilation allows improvement of indoor comfort…
A simplified tool, called ConsoClim, has been developed for estimating energy consumption of air conditioned buildings and for comparing HVAC and building…
Studies on buildings’ airtightness have shown that several issues can arise from uncontrolled airflow leakages in buildings (e.g., higher energy cost,…
TRNSYS’ thermal building model, type 56, requires air flows between zones as input values. However, in natural ventilation systems these depend on the wind…
This paper describes work currently being carried out to evaluate the environmental impact and energy savings potential from the application of passive…
The Energy Conservation in Building and Community Systems program of the International Energy Agency has set up a research working group (Annex 40) on…
Within the program "Solar Optimized Buildings" which is funded by the German Ministry of Economy (BMWi), a building for the DB Netz AG has been realized and…
The European Community SAVE Directive 76/93, makes mandatory, among other things, for member states to implement an action called Energy Labelling of…
Purpose of this study is establishment of energy efficient natural ventilation system for Japanese conventional wooden single-family house, by using…
The aim of the study was to evaluate the technical and financial impact of the ENV 12097 requirements and to compare them with the “state of the art” in…
Through the analysis of the main international environmental performance rating systems (BREEAM, LEED and GBTool) this work aims to show international…
The aim of this document is to outline and summarize the principles to be followed when the aim isto produce and to install a clean air handling system. A…
Through the analysis of the main international environmental performance rating systems (BREEAM, LEED and GBTool) this work aims to show international…
In June 2001 ASHRAE's Standard Project Committee on "Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings", SPC 62.2P,…
The present work is part of a research effort aimed at integrating a detailed model of airflow in large spaces with an algebraic multizone infiltration…
Energy Performance (EP) standardisation and regulation is by a growing number of countriesconsidered as an attractive approach for achieving a more energy…
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…