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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This document presents the theoretical study of evaporativecooling designed for the outdoor spaces in the Spanish pavilion of the coming International…
It is of significant importance, for the health of building residents and the protection of the natural environment, to attain conditions of thermal comfort…
PREA is a joint project between four European Universitiesand three African Universities as well as the InternationalSolar Energy Society (ISES), an…
This paper presents a design education experience, where the concepts of bioclimatic architecture were applied in a studio environment of the Architecture…
Real-time control of comfort in indoor spaces needs models of temperature distribution and air-velocity velocityfield. Currently, a one zone model is used…
Despite of Brazil not being among the major world energy consumers, the consumption of electricity has significantly increased in the last years. The…
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…
This paper examines aspects of energy performance of office building facades in urban environment in Greece. Two double skin facade (DSF) types were placed…
This paper describes the current Welsh housing stock with a view to assessing the range of existing propertiesin terms of age, construction type and the…
Energy savings inside buildings require a comprehensivedesign approach to balance bioclimatic strategies with the use of active systems.A climatic…
Following the study by V H C Crisp and P J Littlefair (CIBS, 1984)1 on Average Daylight Factor Prediction, the arguments for the use of average daylight…