The 34th AIVC - 3rd TightVent - 2nd Cool Roofs - 1st venticool Conference - Energy conservation technologies for mitigation and adaptation in the built environment: the role of ventilation strategies and smart materials was held in Athens, Greece, 25-26 September 2013.
Contains 130 papers.
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Universities’ campuses can be viewed as small communities considering their size, users and mixed complex activities. The energy and environmental impact…
Energy saving in the building sector is one of the key issue to achieve environmental targets at national and EU levels. Even if characterised by a large…
Air quality in the office room areas, as well as their energy demands for heating and cooling are directly depended on the ventilation levels in those rooms…
This research studies the possibility of introducing combinations of specific mitigation techniques for the urban heat island effect (UHI) in Athens, Greece…
Urban gardens are a means of greening and are created by a local community. As regards any urban environment, urban greening helps cooling the air and…
Energy consumption in buildings for heating, cooling and lighting needs to be reduced in all European countries in order to achieve the goals set by…
The effect of a new passive cooling device to the indoor air is analyzed based both to experimental and simulating results. The tested device is a…
The experimental analysis aims to investigate ways to protect a water pond, in order to reduce bottom pond temperature. For this purpose, three identical…
This paper presents and discusses monitored data of the indoor temperature in almost 50 low income houses in Athens Greece during the winter of 2012-2013.…
The solar optical properties of micro- and meso-porous materials that can be building integrated or roof added for evaporating cooling purposes were studied…
The principle of roofs cooling through the water vapour adsorption-desorption cycle in porous materials is presented. In order to study the effect, porous…
This paper aims to present the methodology for the development of a Decision Support System (DSS) that takes into account environmental and socioeconomic…
Clay roof tiles are widely used as roofing materials because of their good mechanical and aesthetical properties. The exposure to atmospheric agents and,…
Scientific evidence exists of an association between dampness and mould in buildings and of an increased risk of health effects for occupants, usually…
Efforts to save energy may easily lead to the compromisation of indoor environmental conditions and vice-versa. This study suggests an indicator for indoor…
Climate change phenomena such as global warming and urban heat island effects cause serious problems for the development of building technology. Therefore,…
As environmental issues are rapidly gaining more and more interest globally, various measures and standards are being set to minimize the use of energy in…
The paper deals with the investigation of air flow field in front of the reinforced slot exhaust hood with the workbench at the level of the lower edge of…
Future climate change might have a tremendous impact on energy use, ventilative cooling strategies and thermal comfort in buildings, since these parameters…
A large number of indices have been developed to assess human bioclimatic conditions. The indices that could be considered valid in all climate and seasons…