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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The goal of this study was to suggest a low-density typologyfor commercial buildings to be applied in the cultural and climatic context of Athens, Greece,…
“Energy Towers” is the name of a technology which was developed at the Technion--Israel Institute of Technology, to produce electricity in arid lands,…
This paper will describe how the urban projects or the new master plans must consider the environmental impactof the proposed intervention and minimise them…
Many schools today have a need for artificial cooling over the year but most of the classrooms do not have any cooling capacity installed. This fact results…
Sustainable development means that any encroachment into the ecosystem must be done in such a manner that the survival of future generations is not…
Illuminance and daylight availability are important parametersin daylighting design for passive, low energy architecture. In Malaysia, the only climatic…
New solar energy systems with efficient energy output and advanced aesthetics have been developed at the University of Patras last 20 years. Among them some…
Thermal mass can be used in buildings to reduce the need for and dependence on mechanical heating and cooling systems whilst maintaining environmental…
The objective of this work is to compare the thermal behaviorof two systems of beam ceilings used in the Collegeof Architecture of the Independent…
Investigationofventilationmeasurement methodwas carried out in a full-scale test house. The aim of this study was to examine the ventilation rate via human…
This project refers to the study and analysis of a central region of the city of Heraklion in Crete and the proposal of an installation of a light metal…
This paper outlines the need to increase the resilience of hospital buildings in the face of three growing perils, climate change, insecurity of energy…
The paper examines the energy performance of student residence buildings and investigates the possibility of applying environmental design principles and…
So-called energy saving measures have been implementedin new and existing buildings over the last years so that the energy demand in those buildings should…
The building and construction sector is a key sector for sustainable development. In response to the demand for evaluation and management of buildings…
The European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive(EPBD) encourages the use of technologies in buildings that can potentially improve their energy…
This paper describes an educational and experimental tool developed under LabVIEW environment at LASH/DGCB (France) laboratory of ENTPE. The objective of…
This paper will synopsize the results of a research on energy-conscious architectural elements and principles used throughout the history. The selected case…
The current discussion about energy saving measures in the built environment and the forthcoming new European guidelines “Energy efficiency in Buildings”…
The sensation of comfort in buildings depends on externaland internal variables: the well-known PMV method relates the expected temperature with the…