Obiettivo The Objective of the project is to develop the design of a number of building components that will be used in low energy buildings designed by Michael Hopkins & Partners, mainly in the UK. A massive reduction in energy demands is possible if the building materials and ventilation system are adapted as they have been in the prototype testing; a decrease from 360 to 67 kWh/m2 per year has been shown. (Note that this assumes that the building is using other energy saving options as well as the new design features.) The computer simulations were shown to represent the actual conditions quite effectively and will form useful design tools in the future.Overall the tests indicated that all principle design components perform effectively: the ventilated floor slabs can be used to efficiently store heat, the ventilation system provides pleasant working conditions and the exterior wall reduces solar gains. Up to 60% of the solar gains can be recovered using dark blinds in the glazing and light shelves reduce artificial light requirements by 55%.Research will focus on the thermal performance of a triple-glazed ventilated external wall, in conjunction with the use of floor slabs and internal walls as a thermal store, a floor-supplied displacement ventilation system and light shelves to reflect daylight into the building's interior. The research will involve developing computer models of the thermal behaviour of these elements, testing on full prototypes and refining the design of individual components. The behaviour of elements will be analysed both individually and in interaction with other elements to enable the results to be used in different permutations on live projects. The ventilated wall will be tested in a PASSYS test cell to validate the computer simulation. A full-size prototype of the wall will then be installed in the external wall of the test centre building to monitor the wall's design and thermal performance over a period of time. The deliverables will comprise: predictions of the thermal performance of individual elements of building construction; predictions of the thermal performance of a typical room; predictions of natural lighting levels under different weather conditions; forecasts of annual energy demand. Algorithms will be developed to model the performance of components, using computational fluid dynamics and thermal models. Campo scientifico natural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsfluid dynamicscomputational fluid dynamicsnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model Programma(i) FP3-JOULE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1990-1994 Argomento(i) 0301 - The solar house Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore MICHAEL HOPKINS & PARTNERS LIMITED Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 49A Downshire Hill NW3 1NX LONDON Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (4) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto CONPHOEBUS SCRL - ISTITUTO DI RICERCHE PER LE ENERGIE RINNOVABILI E IL RISPARMIO ENERGETICO Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Passo Martino Zona Industriale 95030 CATANIA, PIANO D'ARCI Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Lichtplanung Christian Bartenbach GmbH Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Lindenschmitstraße 23 81371 München Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Metallbau Möckmühl GmbH Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Alte Stadt 74219 Möckmühl Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP LTD Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Fitzroy Street 13 W1P 6BQ LONDON Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato