Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Annex 37: Low Exergy Systems for Heating and Cooling of Buildings (LowEx) (1999-2003) Annex 38: Solar Sustainable Housing (1999-2003) Annex 39: High Performance Insulation Systems (2001-2005) Annex 40: Building Commissioning to Improve Energy Performance (2001-2004) [11] Annex 41:Whole Building Heat, Air and Moisture Response (MOIST-ENG) (2003 ...
An Energy Management System is, in the context of energy conservation, a computer system which is designed specifically for the automated control and monitoring of those electromechanical facilities in a building which yield significant energy consumption such as heating, ventilation and lighting installations. The scope may span from a single ...
In modern buildings, the design, installation, and control systems of these functions are integrated into one or more HVAC systems. For very small buildings, contractors normally estimate the capacity and type of system needed and then design the system, selecting the appropriate refrigerant and various components needed.
Building automation (BAS), also known as building management system (BMS) or building energy management system (BEMS), is the automatic centralized control of a building's HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), electrical, lighting, shading, access control, security systems, and other interrelated systems. Some objectives of building ...
A building based on the passive house concept in Darmstadt, Germany. Passive house (German: Passivhaus) is a voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building that reduces the building's carbon footprint. [1] Conforming to these standards results in ultra-low energy buildings that require less energy for space heating or cooling.
Building indoor environment covers the environmental aspects in the design, analysis, and operation of energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable buildings. Fields of specialization include architecture, HVAC design, thermal comfort, indoor air quality (IAQ), lighting, acoustics, and control systems.
The building envelope or enclosure is all of the elements of the outer shell that maintain a dry, heated, or cooled indoor environment and facilitate its climate control. Building envelope design is a specialized area of architectural and engineering practice that draws from all areas of building science and indoor climate control.
optimize building performance and minimize environmental impacts; provide a way to quantify a building's environmental effects; set standards and benchmarks to assess buildings objectively; Furthermore, the result of such an assessment is to provide a certificate verifying the achievement of the desired performance and quality of the building. [1]