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 use of hypochlorite for water disinfection is source of chloramines production, which are transferred to the atmosphere.Nitrogen trichloride (NCl3) is…
In order to save energy for building cooling during hot days in regions with cool nights, air circulation throughout the interior of the building has been…
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…
The applicability of natural ventilation depends strongly on climate. The potential of natural ventilation represents a measure of the feasibility of…
Noise measurements were made at 10 locations in ‘canyon’ streets in Athens with aspect ratio (height/width) varying from 3:1 to 1:1. The main purpose of the…
The mitigation to reduce indoor pollutant concentration are increasing ventilation rate or to reduce the emission of the pollutant which is also common in…
This paper presents the results of a field study on five HVAC duct systems in France. The principal objectives of this work were a) to evaluate the extent…
The aim of this paper is to explain the results of a research project run in Yildiz Technical University which focuses on the optimum building envelope…
In moderate climates, one promising feature to reduce the energy demand of office buildings for air conditioning without reducing comfort is passive cooling…
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…
Energy conservation represents a main concern for the environmental, economical and social problems. In this field, educational buildings are large consumer…
Swedish dwellings often have mechanical ventilation with an almost constant air flow independent of variations in loads. The performance of these…
Within an Italian Experimental Programme an interdisciplinary research for the retrofitting of some residential buildings in the surrounding of Florence has…
The fine filter (EU7) was included in the ventilation system which operated at full capacity only during working days. The first three months the filter was…
A important part of educational buildings must be retrofitted in many European countries, in the next years, for historical and demographic reasons. These…
This paper presents an approach to evaluate the sensitivity of a roof design to condensation problems, given the uncertainty to achieve continuity of…
The Portuguese National Museum for Archaeology is undergoing an expansion and retrofitting. It is currently housed in one of the most important ancient…
The needle heat exchanger (acts as a pre filter EU3) was installed in front of the glass fiber used as a fine filter (EU7) in the supply air chamber. Thus,…
Reconstruction of late 19 th century building for new Slovene Ethnographic Museum is presented. Interventions into building envelope and heating, cooling…
Constructional aspects and the use of school building had led to moisture and mold damages confirmed by microbiological analysis from material, surface and…