scholarly journals Underground spaces and indoor comfort: the case of “Sassi di Matera”

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Guida ◽  
A. Pagliuca ◽  
G. Rospi
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Comfort

scholarly journals Indoor Climate Performance in a Renovated School Building

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2827
Author(s):  
Pavla Mocová ◽  
Jitka Mohelníková
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Concentration ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
School Building ◽  
Ventilation Strategy ◽  
Indoor Climate ◽  
Microbiological Testing ◽  
Indoor Comfort

Indoor climate comfort is important for school buildings. Nowadays, this is a topical problem, especially in renovated buildings. Poorly ventilated school classrooms create improper conditions for classrooms. A post-occupancy study was performed in a school building in temperate climatic conditions. The evaluation was based on the results of long-term monitoring of the natural ventilation strategy and measurements of the carbon dioxide concentration in the school classroom’s indoor environment. The monitoring was carried out in an old school building that was constructed in the 1970s and compared to testing carried out in the same school classroom after the building was renovated in 2016. Surprisingly, the renovated classroom had a significantly higher concentration of CO2. It was found that this was due to the regulation of the heating system and the new airtight windows. The occupants of the renovated classroom have a maintained thermal comfort, but natural ventilation is rather neglected. A controlled ventilation strategy and installation of heat recovery units are recommended to solve these problems with the classroom’s indoor environment. Microbiological testing of the surfaces in school classrooms also shows the importance of fresh air and solar radiation access for indoor comfort.

scholarly journals A Study of Optimal Specifications for Light Shelves with Photovoltaic Modules to Improve Indoor Comfort and Save Building Energy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2574
Author(s):  
Heangwoo Lee ◽  
Xiaolong Zhao ◽  
Janghoo Seo
Keyword(s):  
Energy Savings ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Efficiency Change ◽  
Photovoltaic Modules ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Pv Module ◽  
Pv Modules ◽  
Indoor Comfort

Recent studies on light shelves found that building energy efficiency could be maximized by applying photovoltaic (PV) modules to light shelf reflectors. Although PV modules generate a substantial amount of heat and change the consumption of indoor heating and cooling energy, performance evaluations carried out thus far have not considered these factors. This study validated the effectiveness of PV module light shelves and determined optimal specifications while considering heating and cooling energy savings. A full-scale testbed was built to evaluate performance according to light shelf variables. The uniformity ratio was found to improve according to the light shelf angle value and decreased as the PV module installation area increased. It was determined that PV modules should be considered in the design of light shelves as their daylighting and concentration efficiency change according to their angles. PV modules installed on light shelves were also found to change the indoor cooling and heating environment; the degree of such change increased as the area of the PV module increased. Lastly, light shelf specifications for reducing building energy, including heating and cooling energy, were not found to apply to PV modules since PV modules on light shelf reflectors increase building energy consumption.

Energy Performance and Indoor Comfort of a 1930s Italian School Building: a Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Cirrincione ◽  
Maria La Gennusa ◽  
Giorgia Peri ◽  
Gianluca Scaccianoce ◽  
Angela Alfano
Keyword(s):  
Energy Performance ◽  
School Building ◽  
Italian School ◽  
Indoor Comfort

Thermal and mechanical characterization of a new material based on two gypsums from different localities : High Atlas of Marrakech and Safi Basin, Morocco

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
imane baba ◽  
Mounsif Ibnoussina ◽  
Omar Witam ◽  
Latifa Saadi
Keyword(s):  
Setting Time ◽  
Density Measurement ◽  
Mechanical Resistance ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
High Atlas ◽  
New Material ◽  
Indoor Comfort

<p>Over the last few decades, the construction industry has become interested in materials that are durable, environmentally friendly and easily recyclable. This interest is due to the advantages these materials offer, among others local availability, low carbon footprint, energy efficiency and indoor comfort. The objective of this work is to study the properties of plasters prepared from a mixture of two types of gypsum. We were interested in the evolution of thermal conductivity, mechanical resistance and setting time as a function of the percentage of addition.</p><p>Two types of gypsum were studied, the first one belongs to the Safi basin and the second one comes from the High Atlas of Marrakech.</p><p>The characterization of the gypsums was necessary to determine its physical and geotechnical properties, its mineralogy, its thermal behavior and its microscopic structure. Several analyses were developed such as density measurement by pycnometer, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy.</p><p>We have made samples, of standardized dimensions, of mixtures based on both types of plaster. The water/gypsum mass ratio was set at 0.75.</p><p>The results revealed that the properties of gypsum as well as the percentage of addition affect the mechanical and thermal properties and the setting time of the composite material. The addition of the High Atlas gypsum of Marrakech allowed improving the material in terms of thermal insulation. The results of the other tests will be communicated later.</p>

Energy Saving Benefit Evaluation of Zone and Time Control Heating for One College

2014 ◽  
Vol 508 ◽  
pp. 227-230
Author(s):  
Ting Ting Liu
Keyword(s):  
Cost Saving ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Saving Rate ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Time Control ◽  
Benefit Evaluation ◽  
Indoor Comfort

In consideration of the current situation that college buildings are still heated as normal without occupancy,causing energy waste,the on-duty heating will be adopted in college buildings without occupancy under the premise to ensure the indoor comfort requirements.In the case of one college, the energy saving rate and cost saving rate were evaluated for college buildings that used zone and time control heating systems for buildings of different functions.The results show that the annual heating energy saving rate is 34.5%,and the annual heating cost saving rate is 51.5%. In similar collage buildings, 5.48kg of standard coal and 14.43Yuan per square meter of structure area can be saved per year if using zone and time control heating.

scholarly journals Field Test on Performance of an Air Source Heat Pump System Using Novel Gravity-Driven Radiators as Indoor Heating Terminal

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Jia ◽  
Xuan Zhou ◽  
Wei Feng ◽  
Yuanda Cheng ◽  
Qi Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Field Test ◽  
Thermal Response ◽  
Heat Output ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Heat Pump System ◽  
Air Source Heat Pump ◽  
Gravity Driven ◽  
Indoor Comfort

The simultaneous need for energy efficiency and indoor comfort may not be met by existing air source heat pump (ASHP) technology. The novelty of this study lies in the use of a new gravity-driven radiator as the indoor heating terminal of ASHPs, aiming to provide an acceptable indoor comfort with improved energy efficiency. To confirm and quantify the performance improvement due to the proposed system retrofit, a field test was conducted to examine the system performance under real conditions. In the tests, measurements were made on the refrigerant- and air-side of the system to characterize its operational characteristics. Results showed that the proposed radiator has a rapid thermal response, which ensures a fast heat output from the system. The proposed system can create a stable and uniform indoor environment with a measured air diffusion performance index of 80%. The energy efficiency of the proposed system was also assessed based on the test data. It was found that the system’s first law efficiency is 42.5% higher than the hydraulic-based ASHP system. In terms of the second law efficiency, the compressor contributes the most to the overall system exergy loss. The exergy efficiency of the proposed system increases with the outdoor temperature and varies between 35.02 and 38.93% in the test period. The research results and the analysis methodology reported in this study will be useful for promoting the technology in search of energy efficiency improvement in residential and commercial buildings.

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