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Indoor Environmental Quality

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Building airtightness impact on Energy Performance (EP) calculations

AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #46: Building airtightness impact on Energy Performance (EP) calculations aims to explain simplified models developed and used around the world to estimate the infiltration rate for Energy Performance (EP) calculations and give some examples of methodologies applied in various countries.

Publication

28/09/2023

The renovation of convent Cnoc Na Gaoithe into a sustainable cultural centre

This case study is part of BusGoCircular demo cases. The building´s renovation resulted in improved comfort and reduced carbon emissions.

Case study

27/09/2023

Eurac Research, Institute for Renewable Energy

Link

09/05/2019

Part of the company´s headquarter facades

BREEAM certified natural cosmetic company

The natural cosmetic company APIVITA located in Greece has been awarded with BREEAM in-use "excellent" rating

Case study

20/09/2023

From Sustainability to Regeneration: a digital framework with BIM and computational design methods

The paper highlights the potential and limitations of digital methods concerning regenerative design and suggests possibilities for future expansion by incorporating additional quantifiable indicators that reflect research developments, to achieve positive outcomes.

Publication

13/09/2023

Technical Article - Can you heat your house with district heating with a lower temperature supply? A performance assessment approach

This article presents a simulation-based approach to assess the readiness of dwellings for adopting lower-temperature heat from district heating systems as a means of gas-free heating transition.

Technical Article

12/09/2023

NABLAHVAC - automated HVAC analysis software

An indoor ambient simulation is useful to quantitatively assess the performance of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and predict the air flows needed for optimal comfort in any season. Hence, it is possible to reduce energy consumption, simulate air purification, enhance thermal comfort, and optimise HVAC configurations, especially when different system solutions are integrated in the same building.

Tool

11/09/2023

Survey found that renovating poor quality houses in England could bring £135.5bn of benefits

A survey conducted by Building Research Establishment (BRE) found that fixing poor quality houses can bring £135.5bn of benefits over the next 30 years.

News

08/09/2023

Skyscraper facade illuminated by the sun

Building´s energy performance is a matter of safety

Energy efficient buildings should protect us in case of heat waves and climate change. The building envelope is crucial for this, although it lacks life-safety evaluations.

News

01/09/2023

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06/07/2023

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