scholarly journals Methodology to Improving Energy Efficiency of Residential Historic Buildings in St. Petersburg

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 01046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Murgul
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Historic Buildings

Twelve Years of Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings in Sweden

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Claesson ◽  
Tor Broström
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Indoor Climate ◽  
Climate Control ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Research Challenge ◽  
Technical Solutions

Abstract The Swedish National Research programme for Energy Efficiency in historic buildings was initiated in 2006 by the Swedish Energy Agency. This article gives an overview of the programme: objectives, projects and the general results of the programme. The research programme aims to develop knowledge, methods and technical solutions that contribute to energy efficiency in historically valuable buildings without destroying or damaging the historical value of the buildings, including decoration, furnishings, interiors or equipment. The programme is not limited to listed and monumental buildings but covers a wider range of historic buildings that account for a large part of the energy use in the building sector. For one and two-family houses, around 25 % of the energy use is associated with buildings built before 1945. The same number for multifamily houses is around 15 %. The programme is currently in its third consecutive four-year-stage. Previous four-year-stages were completed in 2010 and 2014. Over time, the scope of the programme and the projects have developed from mainly dealing with indoor climate control in monumental buildings towards addressing more general issues in the much larger stock of non-listed buildings. Technical research, based on quantitative analysis, dominate throughout all three stages, however most projects have had interdisciplinary components. The results from the programme have been presented in 31 journal papers, 67 conference papers, five books and five PhD theses. The projects have also contributed to CEN standards and resulted in a number of Bachelors and Master’s theses. An equally important long-term effect of the programme is that the number of Swedish researchers in the field have increased from practically none in 2007 to 18 senior researchers and twelve PhD students from ten universities in 2014. The research programme on Energy Efficiency in historic buildings is unique in an international context. Hopefully it can serve as an example for other countries on how to address an important interdisciplinary research challenge.

scholarly journals Case Studies Assessment Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Herrera ◽  
Franziska Haas ◽  
Alexandra Troi ◽  
Gustaf Leijonhufvud ◽  
Tor Broström ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Historic Building ◽  
Assessment Report ◽  
Energy Retrofit

One of the main targets of SHC Task 59 is to provide a solid knowledge base on deep renovation of historic buildings. The Historic Building Energy Retrofit Atlas (HiBERatlas, www.hiberatlas.com) provides a bestpractice database of exemplary energy efficient  interventions in historic buildings. The database presents bestpractice examples of how a historic building can be renovated to achieve high levels of energy efficiency while respecting and protecting its heritage significance.

scholarly journals Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment of Historic Buildings in the State Park: A Case Study in Michigan

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Suk-Kyung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Green Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Park Planning ◽  
Environmental Quality Assessment

Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources established a partnership for sustainable park planning in October 2011. The purpose of the partnership was to enable students in the design fields to work on real-world projects and provide practical solutions. One of the notable projects was to assess old historic buildings in one state park and propose renovation plan to improve its indoor environmental quality and energy efficiency. The buildings in the park functioned as the traveler’s destination in the 1920s and still preserve original interior and exterior features. The team of undergraduates and faculty in interior design visited the park and assessed the interior and exterior conditions of two of its buildings. They used an assessment tool which was designed on a basis of the elements in the indoor environmental quality category (IEQ) of the US Green Building Council’s LEED. Results revealed that the indoor environmental conditions of the buildings should be improved. The energy efficiency of the buildings was low. Based on this assessment, this study offered practical suggestions for improving the building’s indoor environmental quality. This study also proposed an assessment tool for the historic buildings in the state parks in Michigan to assess current indoor environmental quality of those buildings.

Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings: a Strategy to Increase the Sustainability of the Built Environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41
Author(s):  
osama abo einan ◽  
Ghada Elrayies ◽  
Marwa Ahmed ◽  
Mohamed Refaey
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Historic Buildings

Sustainable Preservation of Historic Buildings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Edīte Biseniece
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Dynamic Simulation ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Simulation Program ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Energy Efficiency Measures ◽  
Efficiency Measures

Legal requirements as well as life quality requirements demand to increase energy efficiency of existing buildings, that has been seen to represent a huge potential in energy savings, based on the size of the segment and the individual potential. The biggest challenges during the renovation of buildings occur when it comes to historic buildings where the facade cannot be modified to maintain its unique architectural appearance and integrity. Policy makers and building owners are facing “building energy efficiency versus heritage value” dilemma when on the one hand it is important to preserve a building’s architectural value and on the other hand, energy consumption should be reduced significantly. Internal insulation is one of the energy efficiency measures that can be applied. However, this is one of the most challenging and complex energy efficiency measures due to changes in boundary conditions and hygrothermal behaviour of walls, especially for buildings in cold climate Applying of interior insulation significantly modifies the hygrothermal performance of walls and, as a consequence, may induce a risk on interstitial condensation, frost damage, mould growth and other damage patterns. The behaviour of internally insulated wall strongly depends on the properties of the used materials. There is a need to develop new methods and guidelines for decision makers on how to implement energy efficiency measures in historic buildings. The aim of this Thesis is to offer safe and effective solutions for internal insulation systems of historic masonry buildings. To achieve this goal, the following tasks have been set: to perform historic construction material testing and analyse the test wall in a laboratory environment to determine the factors influencing the accumulation of moisture and the risks associated with it; to predict hygrothermal conditions of internally insulated masonry building using dynamic simulation program and to validate said models based on long term in-situ measurements in internally insulated case buildings; to estimate potential energy savings using dynamic simulation program. Several methods are combined within the research, including regression analysis, sensitivity analysis and heat and moisture transfer simulation validated by long-term in situ measurements.

scholarly journals Integrated Methodologies Energy Efficiency of Historic Buildings

2017 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 1653-1663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Di Ruocco ◽  
Claudia Sicignano ◽  
Anna Sessa
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Historic Buildings

Wind energy and the historic environment: A business-driven symbiosis approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 0958305X2110148
Author(s):  
George A Xydis ◽  
Katerina Kremastioti ◽  
Maria Panagiotidou
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Optimum Energy

The present study discusses alternative ways of achieving optimum energy efficiency for historic buildings in areas where sustainable energy projects are planned. About 25% of Europe’s building stock was constructed before the mid-20th century and despite EU’s strenuous efforts for the protection and conservation of historic buildings and complexes, achieving energy efficiency with the minimum or preferably no intervention remains as a requirement. The settlement of Monemvasia, has been selected as our case study. A model building was chosen, its special characteristics are presented, and four solutions to the energy efficiency upgrade of the building were tested: (a) the application of internal insulation, (b) a heat pump installation, (c) the application of roof insulation, and (d) the replacement of the internal doorframes. The four scenarios were simulated via the TEE-KENAK software and the percentage of the annual energy saved through the application of each one of the mentioned measures was estimated. The results proved that installing a heat pump and internal insulation would maximise energy savings. Coupling the energy demand of the settlement in correlation with a wind energy project in the wider area, and the available curtailment was explored. The results showed that if 300 houses decide on acquiring their electricity consumption from the local wind independent power producer, at a price of EUR 35/MWh, the possible profit from the market could reach EUR100,000 per year. Such a business-driven concept could be extrapolated and evolve into a holistic wind energy and historic environment symbiosis setting.

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