14:00 Products and Technologies for Building Refurbishment 1

Chair: Wolfram Sparber, Director, Dep. of Renewable Energies, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy

Prefabricated façade modules with integrated ventilation
  • Prefabricated modules for building renovation
  • Design proposals with high standard thermal insulation
  • Demonstration project and experiences

René Kobler, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Airtight retrofits for improving insulation performance in multiple dwelling houses
  • Effects of retrofits on multiple dwelling houses
  • Heat loss detection with infrared camera
  • Reducing energy consumption and improving indoor thermal comfort

Fumiaki Takahashi, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

Retrofitting historic buildings: The case of architectural faculty buildings in Istanbul
  • Retrofitting historic buildings into architecture faculties
  • Evaluation of lighting, ventilation and heating performance
  • In-use energy performance of envelope systems of historic buildings

Seda Nur Alkan, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Multi-angled façade system for office building renovation
  • An approach to office buildings renovation
  • Adopting different solar shading control systems
  • Integrating architectural and engineering knowledge in early stages

Loay Hannoudi, Aarlborg University, Denmark

Brief Presentations

Tropical retrofit - the case of São Paulo, Brazil

Cristina Cavalcanti, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil

15:30 Coffee Break