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Heating, Ventilation and Cooling

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Deutsche Bahn railway station in Munich's Haar district

Deutsche Bahn's new sustainable railway station in Munich's Haar district, built with locally sourced wood, includes LED lighting, a heat pump, and upcoming solar panels, showcasing efforts to reduce carbon footprint in construction.

Case study

26/07/2024

CharCool Project

Rethinking the future of clean cooling through a revolutionary class of thermally-driven chiller based on a novel bio-based thermochemical material.

Link

26/07/2024

ElectroCool Project

Toward efficient and environmentally-friendly cooling using active electrocaloric regeneration.

Link

25/07/2024

CLIMA 2025

Buildings for the climate of the future: the key role of the HVAC sector.

Event

18th CISBAT International Conference on the Built Environment in Transition: call for papers

The CISBAT 2025 conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, invites abstracts on energy efficiency, renewable technologies, and circularity by 31 October 2024, for a hybrid event focusing on the transition to carbon neutrality in the built environment.

News

25/07/2024

HYDROCOOL Project

Novel advanced hydraulic CO2 refrigeration system for multiple sectors.

Link

24/07/2024

Sustainability wins the Olympics in Paris

France's summer Olympics face challenges from the climate crisis, but Paris 2024 aims to set a sustainability benchmark with eco-friendly construction and reduced emissions.

News

24/07/2024

The Pilkington Sun Angle Calculator

The Pilkington Sun Angle Calculator (SAC) is a vital tool for architects, providing easy determination of solar geometry variables for precise architectural design.

Tool

24/07/2024

Utilising ground olive stones in mortar bricks for enhanced thermal insulation and sustainable building practices

A study explores the benefits of incorporating ground olive stones into mortar bricks to enhance thermal insulation, reduce energy consumption, and lower environmental impacts in building construction.

Publication

23/07/2024

REHVA Brussels Summit

The 10th Edition of the REHVA Brussels Summit will take place in November.

Event

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