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Optimization model of solar cooling system with latent heat storage
(České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
Today, the fastest growing end-use in the buildings sector is cooling demand, notes the International Energy Agency (IEA). In the last few years, the interest in solar cooling systems has been growing globally. Solar cooling ...
Toward a critical assessment of indoor environmental quality standards
(České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
Building design and operation requirements regarding indoor-environmental quality (IEQ) are of direct relevance to occupants' needs. In most buildings, occupant-related requirements pertain to the provision of conditions ...
The potential of unused railway areas
(České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
Railway transportation faces many of the issues that are related to standard brownfields - due to changing technologies and industries, more effective systems (of traffic control in this case) and evolving needs many of ...
Review of sunlight exposure of buildings in Central Europe climatic conditions
(České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
The sunlight exposure represents one of key parameters of indoor climate comfort. The evaluation of sunlight access into buildings is based on a methodology of European standard EN 17037. The methodology is focused on ...
Quantifying the impact of external and internal factors and their interactions on thermal load behaviour of a building
(České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
For the energy-efficient design of district heating networks, knowledge about the neighborhood heat load behavior, through heating load profiles in high temporal and spatial resolution, is crucial. Due to the high effort ...
Innovation and experimentation of adaptive model for curtain wall
(České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
The entire construction sector is the protagonist, in recent years, of continuous research in terms of innovation of strategies and technical solutions leading to the progressive modification in the structure of the systems ...
Specifying boundary conditions for the operation of pipe heating systems with impact on the building energy balance
(České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
Unaddressed boundary conditions in the design of heating systems affect the energy balance of buildings, especially in buildings with very low energy consumption. Buildings with very low energy consumption are very sensitive ...
A tool for developing a plan for the renovation and remediation of cultural heritage buildings
(České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
Cultural heritage monuments are, to a large extent, public goods of collective consumption, and their preservation is in the public interest of the society as a whole. The benefits arising from the owner's investment and ...
Lifelong learning of property managers in enabling sustainable and energy efficient residential buildings: experiences of care project in Tampere region
(České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
The existing building stock causes 40% of the total energy consumption in the European Union. The high energy consumption together with ageing buildings put strong pressure on renovation of buildings and lowering of CO2 ...
ECOPOOL+++: Developing a sustainable outdoor heated swimming pool
(České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
The University of Algarve, in consortium with “Cristal Construções – Materiais e Obras de Construção Civil”, “Itelmatis Control Systems” and “Itecons – Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção, ...