Digital building models for sustainable buildings
With the application of BIM (Building Information Modeling), which describes a smart process for the design, planning, construction and operation of buildings and infrastructural facilities, it should be possible to detect problematic developments in the construction process at a very early stage and to adjust the following decisions accordingly. This is achieved by a model […]
ParaSol – Hydraulic Design of collector modules in Large Solar Thermal Plants
State of the art: Large solar thermal systems for different applications are gaining importance for the sustainable generation of heat, both on Austrian and international levels. The Austrian solar industry is aware of this development and plays a key role in the segment of plants with >500 m² of collector area. Numerous large installations with […]
IEA EBC Annex 70 – Building Energy Epidemiology – Analysis of real building energy use at scale
The shift to a low carbon built environment will require both a step change in the energy performance of buildings alongside more efficient provision of energy services, and a massive decarbonisation of the energy used. By introducing a new approach which seeks to describe the drivers of the demand for energy, its sources and fuels, […]
E.Vent – Efficient, affordable and maintenance-friendly centralized mechanical ventilation systems for multifamily buildings – planning, operation and fire protection
Previous and ongoing projects investigating ventilation concepts for energy efficient construction and refurbishment (e.g. low_vent.com, SINFONIA) have shown that more research is needed to optimize cost efficient realization and operation of centralized ventilation systems. Indeed, because of the increased complexity and costs due to required fire protection measures (e.g. the installation and periodic maintenance of […]
Renewables4Industry
By the integration of renewable energy carriers in the supply of industrial production processes, a significant contribution to the reduction of fossil CO2-emissions can be achieved. Therefore, the industrial key processes themselves have to be designed for the volatility / fluctuation of the energy supply or resp. have to be able to react on volatility […]
GREENFOODS goes Chile – Energy efficiency and integration of renewable energy in the agro-food industry in Chile
The aim of the “GREENFOODS goes Chile” courses is to increase the knowledge on energy efficiency and the integration of renewable energy of “professionals”, which are already working in the field of renewable energies or have a good engineering background in the agro-food industry in Chile. Further to transfer the specific knowledge for the integration […]
INSHIP – Integrating National Research Agendas on Solar Heat for Industrial Processes
Despite process heat is recognized as the application with highest potential among solar heating and cooling applications, Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP) still presents a modest share of about 0.3% of total installed solar thermal capacity. Key words for today’s technology development stage and for the current research demand are: In this context, INSHIP […]
IEA SHC Task 56 – Building Integrated Solar Envelope Systems for HVAC and Lighting
This Task will focus on the critical analysis, simulation, laboratory test and onsite monitoring of envelope systems entailing elements that use and/or control incident solar energy, having one or more of the following uses: Technologies are considered that account for the specificity of the intervention on residential and tertiary buildings, both new-built and retrofitted. Integration […]
Smart UP – Development of an urban district in the city of Graz towards a Reuse & Up-cycling centre
Contents and goals Target of the project is the development of an energy and resource efficient innovation district. In cooperation with the surrounding industrial and trade firms in and around the area of the existing factory building of BAN Sozialökonomische BetriebsgmbH (BAN) a Reuse & Up-cycling District will be developed. An intelligent network between the […]
Urban district heating extended – Development of flexible and decarbonized urban district heating systems
On-grid heat supply and district heating offer large potential for the reduction of CO2 emissions while offering cost-effective heat coverage, especially in urban areas. Here, district heating enables to integrate a large range of heat conversion technologies (including hybrid approaches), industrial and urban waste and thermal storage options. As a result, the use of fossil […]