, Session Block B4
8:30 Retrofitting the Building Envelope
Chair: Jeff Hammond, Blue Collar Architects , Grandville, United States
A bio-based insulation retrofit of an attic
- From bulk glass wool to bulk bio-based fiber
- Heat flow, temperature and relative humidity
- Thermal dephasing, damping, kinetic measurement
Refurbishment and reuse of windows for sustainable and circular buildings
- Energy performance analysis of existing windows
- Upgrading existing double glazing to triple glazing
- Window refurbishment and reuse guidelines, window passport
Renovation of a 100-year-old University building
- Forensic investigation of building enclosure failures
- Prefabrication of a new metal-clad panelized enclosure
- Occupied building and site constraints
Transforming waste into intelligent façades
- Reusing waste materials in building refurbishment
- Eco-friendly building solutions
- Technological integration for improved performance
Retrofitting façades with 3-D curved composite elements with PV
- Motivation to start this project
- Design and fabrication of PV façade elements
- Tests and monitoring of PV façade elements
Façade-integrated HVAC with heat recovery and heating and cooling
- Constrains and challenges
- Unit performance in different climatic zones
- HVAC unit as a flexible load for renewables
Brief Presentation
Multi-criteria assessment of energy systems at an office building
10:00 Coffee Break