New homes rarely performs as well as their designers expect. Findings from Innovate UK´s four-year Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) shows that on average non-domestic buildings use 3,6 times more energy than predicted by designers. The results are broadly the same for residential houses. The indoor air quality (IAQ) and overheating concers are reported in many […]...
Posts Tagged ‘renovation’
July 20, 2016
How satisfied are you with indoor air quality in your home after renovating it? How often do you air your house if you don´t have a mechanical ventilation?
Some interesting points from a work on renovation of apartment buildings and results from investigation of indoor air quality. The occupants indicated to be more satisfied with the IAQ before…...
July 13, 2016
Airing of the apartments before and after renovation! Energy renovation without additional ventilation is not enough!
The energy use in the existing residential sector that was built in the second half of 20th century is considered a serious problem across the European Union. The current focus…...
July 4, 2016
Total concept: Can you apply all steps in building´s renovation and get the most benefits?
Is total concept a way to go when renovating a building? Total concept is a method presenting economic rationales for major reduction of energy use in non-residential buildings. When I…...
August 17, 2015
A task ahead for Sweden: Renovation of more than a million dwellings in apartment buildings!
To fulfill the demands by the directives of the European Union 2020 [1] and 2050 [2], Sweden must retrofit its current building stock in order to achieve a lower energy…...
November 26, 2014
Presentations from Swegon Air Academy in Clermont-Ferrand in France are available for download!
Download interesting presentations from the Swegon Air Academy seminar from November 21 by Suzanne Deoux and Pascal Valladont on topic “Health and energy issues in commercial buildings ”. The presentations are…...
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September 9, 2014
Are we facing a sick building syndrome II?
Are you sick or is your building sick? We are making our buildings insulated and airtight, but the ventilation system is the last on our list. This is a danger…...
December 17, 2013
SAA supports the Portuguese Association of Industrial Refrigeration and AC Engineers (EFRIARC)
The main topic of 6 hour seminar was “Renovation and optimisation of energy use with energy auditing” which was attended by 140 people. Portugal is struggling with more than just…...
June 20, 2013
Swegon Air Academy seminars in Denmark: Part 2 – Large potential in energy renovation of existing buildings by Carsten Rode
Carsten Rode is the Head of the Section of Building Physics and Services at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and he is involved in various research projects dealing with…...
May 24, 2013
Presentations from Swegon Air Academy seminars at DTU Lyngby and in Aarhus added!
Swegon Air Academy seminars on May 22 in Lyngby and May 23 in Aarhus were totally events about Renovation of Danish apartment buildings: What can be done to reduce energy consumption…...
April 2, 2013
Swegon Air Academy in Saint Petersburg – Part 2: What is ENCON in residential buildings in Slovakia?
On February 28 in Saint Petersburg, Dusan Petras presented the research on renovation of residential buildings in Slovakia with focus on energy savings in concrete apartment buildings including possibilities of…...