Energy efficient ventilation for healthy buildings

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This community focuses on information and technology on Energy efficient ventilation for healthy buildings. The community is for professionals designing, installing and manufacturing ventilation systems and equipment. The community shares the results from the recent projects related to ventilation as well as relevant publications and upcoming events. The community is also a gateway to the current standardisation activities in the related area.

The requirements for good indoor air quality and energy efficiency have often been considered to conflict with each other. However, many buildings with low energy consumption in Europe seem to have also a lower rate of building related health symptoms. There are several ways to obtain significant savings in energy use in buildings and to improve indoor climate simultaneously. This community shares information on such ventilation technologies.

Theme | General on energy efficiency in buildings

Topic(s) | Air-conditioning, ventilation, air infiltration, low energy cooling

Contact email: oseppanen@rehva.eu

Facilitators:

Jorma Railio|Maria Kolokotroni|Olli Seppänen|Peter Wouters|Wouter Borsboom

Latest Blog Posts

François Durier (CETIAT )

10 February 2010 | 0 replies | 268 visits

Inspection of ventilation systems?

In the preliminary works to prepare the recast of the EPBD (2009), the European Parliament had accepted the principle of a change of the EPBD to extend the inspection of air ...

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Ventilation | inspection | EPBD recast

Wouter Borsboom (TNO, Netherlands)

5 February 2010 | 0 replies | 283 visits

March 03, 2010 - March 04, 2010 International workshop 'National trends of innovative products and systems for energy-efficient

Are you interested in what is happening in the field of energy-efficient building and do you want to know the challenges faced in using innovative ...

Rating : 4/5

energy in buildings trends innovative

Olli Seppänen (Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations (REHVA))

14 June 2009 | 3 replies | 404 visits

Ventilation inspections

In the plenary meeting on April 23th the Parliament accepted 90+ changes in the recast EPBD prepared by the Commission, one of those was the extension of the A/C inspections ...

Rating : 4/5

ventilation inspections

Latest News and Events

Advanced ventilation - Building AdVent - Findings from the project

14 October 2009

Over the past two and a half years the Building AdVent project has investigated the use of low energy ventilation technology. This work culminated in the study of 18 European buildings that have ...

Submitted by Gideon Susman

| 227 visits | Rating : 4/5

International workshop 'National trends of innovative products and systems for energy-efficient buildings - Barriers and strategies for an accelerated market uptake'

3 - 4 March 2010 | Amsterdam

The aims of the workshop are 1. To identify national trends and barriers for adoption of current and emerging energy-efficient technologies and products for buildings. The workshop will provide a ...

Submitted by Degauquier Stéphane

| 596 visits | Rating : 5/5

Thermal comfort and cooling demand in the air of climatic change

26 November 2009

| Pan European

The web event on November 26th will provide an overview of the impact of climate change on thermal comfort and cooling demand in buildings and the available alternative technologies that improve ...

Submitted by Olli Seppänen (Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations (REHVA))

| 403 visits | Rating : No votes

Latest Cases and Tools

Poikkilaakso School Helsinki, Finland, AdVent Case 8

3 October 2009 | Finland

The Poikkilaakso School was a pilot project in which some elements typical for hybrid systems were combined with mechanical ventilation. The ventilation system is a fully mechanical low ...

Submitted by Olli Seppänen (Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations (REHVA)) |

309 visits | Rating : No votes

AdVent | ventaltion | demand controlled ventialation | District heating | hybrid and passive cooling

Nordea Bank Building Helsinki, Finland

29 September 2009 | Finland

The building has an air-conditioning system with mechanical supply and exhaust ventilation and chilled beams. Outdoor air is filtered and heated or cooled in central air handling units and ...

Submitted by Olli Seppänen (Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations (REHVA)) |

304 visits | Rating : 3/5

AdVent | heat recovery | control | Ventilation

Paper Warehouse and Offices Aggelidis – Georgakopoulos A.E.B.E. Athens , Greece

27 September 2009 | Greece

The building was constructed in 2003. It houses areas for printing, paper treatment, paper storage and office areas. The building has a total floor area of 10 400 m². The building incorporates ...

Submitted by Olli Seppänen (Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations (REHVA)) |

294 visits | Rating : No votes