Download or read book The Need for Improved Airtightness in Buildings written by Handegord, G. O. (Gustav O.) and published by National Research Council, Division of Building Research. This book was released on 1979 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infiltration and exfiltration of air through the building envelope has come to be accepted as an intrinsic feature of a building; in residential construction some regard it as necessary for the proper ventilation and operation of the house. In contrast to these attitudes, it is suggested that air leakage wastes heat and is detrimental to the performance of a building. Air leaking into a building cannot be treated or conditioned nor can its rate of supply or distribution to the occupied space be controlled. Attempts to do so by intentional pressurization of the building results in greater waste of energy and promotes increased condensation and thus deterioration of the building fabric. Air leakage through a building envelope, and between building compartments, can also disrupt the intended operation of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems and places limitations on the control of noise, fire and smoke.
Download or read book Air Change Rate and Airtightness in Buildings written by Max Howard Sherman and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1990 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Deep Energy Retrofit written by Alexander Zhivov and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-13 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides detailed information on how to set up Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) in public buildings, and shares in-depth insights into the current status of the major technologies, strategies and best practice examples of how to cost-effectively combine them. Case studies from the U.S.A. and Europe show that that Deep Energy Retrofit can be achieved with a limited core technologies bundle readily available on the market. Characteristics of some of these core technology measures depend on the technologies available on an individual nation’s market, on the minimum requirements of national standards, and on economics (as determined by a life cycle cost analysis). Also, requirements to building envelope-related technologies (e.g., insulation levels, windows, vapor and water barriers, and requirements for building airtightness) depend on specific climate conditions. This Guide provides best practice examples of how to apply these technologies in different construction situations. High levels of energy use reduction using core technology bundles along with improvements in indoor climate and thermal comfort can be only achieved when a Deep Energy Retrofit adopts a quality assurance process. In addition to design, construction, commissioning, and post-occupancy phases of the quality assurance process, the Guide emphasizes the importance of clearly and concisely formulating and documenting the Owner’s goals, expectations, and requirements for the renovated building during development of the statement of work. Another important component of the quality assurance process is a procurement phase, during which bidders’ qualifications, their understanding of the scope of work and its requirements, and their previous experience are analyzed. The building sector holds the potential for tremendous improvements in terms of energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, and energy retrofits to the existing building stock represent a significant opportunity in the transition to a low-carbon future. Moreover, investing in highly efficient building materials and systems can replace long-term energy imports, contribute to cost cutting, and create a wealth of new jobs. Yet, while the technologies needed in order to improve energy efficiency are readily available, significant progress has not yet been made, and “best practices” for implementing building technologies and renewable energy sources are still relegated to small “niche” applications. Offering essential information on Deep Energy Retrofits, the book offers a valuable asset for architects, public authorities, project developers, and engineers alike.
Download or read book Air change rate and airtightness in buildings written by Max H. Sherman and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Airtightness in Commercial and Public Buildings written by B. C. Webb and published by Bre Press. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is an outline guide to design, setting out the principles of providing an effective airtightness layer and advises on some common pitfalls which can reduce the performance of this layer. It addresses the increasing awareness of the importance of airtightness in commercial and public buildings and supports the requirements on airtightness specified in the Building Regulations. It covers: the causes of air infiltration and the benefits which result from increasing the airtightness of a building; how to design and specify for airtightness; site practice for airtight construction and testing a building to ensure that it meets the required standard.
Download or read book Building Research Note written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measured Air Leakage of Buildings written by Heinz R. Trechsel and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1986 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Power of Existing Buildings written by Robert Sroufe and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Power of Existing Buildings, academic sustainability expert Robert Sroufe, and construction and building experts Craig Stevenson and Beth Eckenrode, explain how to realize the potential of existing buildings and make them perform like new. This step-by-step guide will help readers to: understand where to start a project; develop financial models and realize costs savings; assemble an expert team; and align goals with numerous sustainability programs. The Power of Existing Buildings will challenge you to rethink spaces where people work and play, while determining how existing buildings can save the world. The insights and practical experience of Sroufe, Stevenson, and Eckenrode, along with the project case study examples, provide new insights on investing in existing buildings for building owners, engineers, occupants, architects, and real estate and construction professionals.
Download or read book Air Infiltration Control in Housing written by Arne Elmroth and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Denna bok bygger på AICs (Air Infiltration Centre) arbete om byggnaders lufttäthet. Bokens första del redogör för principer, motiv, energibalans i hus, konstruktioner av såväl redan existerande som nya byggnader m m. Den andra delen beskriver sex olika länders förutsättningar att bygga hus med en önskvärd grad av lufttäthet.
Download or read book Energy People Buildings written by Judit Kimpian and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy performance feedback is an essential tool in addressing the current climate crisis. However, this is not simply another theoretical text about energy performance in buildings. This book is for anyone who wants to better understand how energy is used in buildings, and how to drive down operational energy use – whether you’re an architect, student, client, building services engineer, contractor, building operator or other stakeholder. Focusing on evidence from feedback on buildings in use, it explains what it takes to get them to perform as expected, as well as the reasons why they often fail. Energy, People, Buildings draws extensively on the findings of studies, UK government-funded building performance evaluations and on original research into seven case studies from across the UK and abroad that have achieved exemplary energy use through building performance feedback. Providing a clear roadmap to understanding aspects that impact building users’ comfort and satisfaction, it also outlines the factors behind energy use and how to track it across the life of a project to ensure that your building performs as intended. Case studies include: the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool; Rocky Mountain Institute Innovation Center, Colorado; and Carrowbreck Meadow, Norwich. Featured architects: AHMM, AHR, Architype, Hamson Barron Smith, Haworth Tompkins, Henning Larsen Architects and ZGF Architects.
Download or read book Architectural Details for Insulated Buildings written by Ronald E. Brand and published by New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold. This book was released on 1990 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TECHNICAL
Download or read book Energy Performance of Buildings 2008 Special Report written by and published by Workplace Law Group. This book was released on with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nearly Zero Energy Communities written by Ion Visa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the main challenges in implementing the concepts that aim to replace the regular fossil-fuels based energy pattern with the novel energy pattern relying on renewable energy. As the built environment is one major energy consumer, well known and exploited by each community member, the challenges addressing the built environment has to be solved with the consistent contribution of the community inhabitants and its administration. The transition phase, which already is under implementation, is represented by the Nearly Zero Energy Communities (nZEC). From the research topics towards the large scale implementation, the nZEC concept is analyzed in this book, starting with the specific issues of the sustainable built environment, beyond the Nearly Zero Energy Buildings towards a more integrated view on the community (Chapter1) and followed by various implementation concepts for renewable heating & cooling (Chapter 2), for renewable electrical energy production at community level (Chapter 3) and for sustainable water use and reuse (Chapter 4). As the topic is still new, specific instruments supporting education and training (Chapter 5) are needed, aiming to provide the knowledge that can drive the communities in the near future and is expected to increase the acceptance towards renewable energy implemented at community level. The sub-chapters of this book are the proceedings of the 5th edition of the Conference for Sustainable Energy, during 19-21 October 2017, organized by the R&D Centre Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, in the R&D Institute of the Transilvania University of Brasov. This event was organized under the patronage of the International Federation for the Science of Machines and Mechanisms (IFToMM) - the Technical Committee Sustainable Energy Systems, of the European Sustainable Energy Alliance (ESEIA) and of the Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences.
Download or read book Projects 1993 written by Noel J. Raufaste and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Energy Use in Modern Buildings written by Bernard Flaman and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume brings together case studies that address the urgent need to manage energy use and improve thermal comfort in modern buildings while preserving their historic significance and character. This collection of ten case studies addresses the issues surrounding the improvement of energy consumption and thermal comfort in modern buildings built between 1928 and 1969 and offers valuable lessons for other structures facing similar issues. These buildings, international in scope and diverse in type, style, and size, range from the Shulman House, a small residence in Los Angeles, to the TD Bank Tower, a skyscraper complex in Toronto, and from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a cultural venue in Lisbon, to the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam, now an office building. Showing ingenuity and sensitivity, the case studies consider improvements to such systems as heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation, and controls. They provide examples that demonstrate best practices in conservation and show ways to reduce carbon footprints, minimize impacts to historic materials and features, and introduce renewable energy sources, in compliance with energy codes and green-building rating systems. The Conserving Modern Heritage series, launched in 2019, is written by architects, engineers, conservators, scholars, and allied professionals. The books in this series provide well-vetted case studies that address the challenges of conserving twentieth-century heritage.
Download or read book Cold Climate HVAC 2018 written by Dennis Johansson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 1095 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the proceedings of the 9th Cold Climate HVAC conference, which was held in Kiruna, Sweden in 2018. The conference highlighted key technologies and processes that allow scientists, designers, engineers, manufacturers and other decision makers in cold climate regions to achieve good indoor environmental quality (IEQ) with a minimum use of energy and other resources. The conference addressed various technical, economic and social aspects of buildings and HVAC systems in new and renovated buildings. This proceedings volume gathers peer-reviewed papers by a diverse and international range of authors and showcases perspectives and practices in cold climate building design from around the globe. The following major aspects, which include both fundamental and theoretical research as well as applications and case studies, are covered: (1) Energy and power efficiency and low-energy buildings; (2) Renovating buildings; (3) Efficient HVAC components; (4) Heat pumps and geothermal systems; (5) Municipal and city energy systems; (6) Construction management; (7) Buildings in operation; (8) Building simulation; (9) Reference data; (10) Transdisciplinary connections and social aspects; (11) Indoor environments and health; (12) Moisture safety and water damage; (13) Codes, regulations, standards and policies; and (14) Other aspects of buildings in cold climates.
