Energy Saving in Buildings: Results of the European Communities Energy R&D and Demonstration Programmes (1979–1983) Proceedings of the International Seminar, held in The Hague, The Netherlands, 14–16 November 1983

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Introductory Address....Pages 3-5
Opening Address....Pages 6-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-12
Building Physics: Indispensability or a Vogue Discipline?....Pages 13-15
The Problem of the Transfer of the Results of Research and Innovations into the Sector Of Energy Conservation....Pages 16-20
The Low Energy Hospital....Pages 21-23
Le Diagnostic : Un Prealable a la Rehabilitation Thermique des Batiments Existants....Pages 24-29
Development of Modern Heating Technology....Pages 30-40
Front Matter....Pages 41-42
Personal Impression of the Chairman....Pages 43-45
Influence of Lubricating Oil on Heat Pump Performance....Pages 46-54
A Single Screw High Performance Heat Pump....Pages 55-61
Investigation of Commercial Domestic Heat Pump Performances....Pages 62-70
Optimized Operation of a Frozen Air Heat Exchanger by Using a Micro-Computer....Pages 71-77
Optimization of Internal Combustion Engine Driven Heat Pump (20 kW heating power)....Pages 78-86
Regulation and Control of Heating System Using Internal Combustion Engine Heat Pump....Pages 87-92
Monovalent Electric Air/Water-Heat Pump Plant for Room Heating in the Houses for Several Families (Social House Building) to Save Energy Heating System for Low Dwelling by Means of Heat Pump....Pages 93-103
Energy Roof and Seasonal Earth Storage....Pages 104-114
Practical and Theoretical Investigation of a Heating/Cooling Heat Pump with Ground Storage and Solar Collector....Pages 115-121
Investigation into a Complete Earth-to-Water Heat Pump System in a Single-Family Dwelling Focussing on the Application of a Vertical Subsoil Heat Exchanger....Pages 122-132
Heating of a Laboratory Hall by Means of a Soil Heat Pump Combined with Unshielded Solar Absorbers....Pages 133-141
A High Temperature Lift Absorption Heat Pump....Pages 142-148
Front Matter....Pages 41-42
Heat Pumps with Fluid Mixtures Applied to Space Heating....Pages 149-152
Practical Applications of FRIMIP....Pages 153-155
Absorption Heat Pumps for Space Heating....Pages 156-164
Periodically Operating Absorption Heat Pump....Pages 165-174
Thermoelectric Heat Pumps for Space Heating....Pages 175-183
Systematische Konstruktion und Entwicklung Einer Kostengünstigen, Verlustarmen und Regelbaren Lösungspumpe für Absorptionswärmepumpen....Pages 184-191
Working Fluids for Sorption Heat Pumps....Pages 192-198
Untersuchung der Auswirkungen des Betriebes von Wärmepumpensystemen auf die Umwelt....Pages 199-216
Overview of Heat Pumps R and D For Domestic Heating Carried out by the European Communities from 1979 to 1983 In the Framework of The Second EC Energy R And D Programme....Pages 217-230
Remarks by the Chairman....Pages 233-233
Heating Pump with Gas Topping up in Individual Houses....Pages 234-241
Compressor Type Heat Pump, with the Ground as Heat Source, for Heating a Local Authority Building....Pages 242-249
Heat Pump Driven by Diesel Engine....Pages 250-254
The Nuffield College Phoenix....Pages 255-260
Use of a Mini Hydraulic Power Station to Supply Heat to a Hotel by Means of Heat Pumps....Pages 261-267
High Temperature Heat Pump....Pages 268-273
Electric Heat Pump with Absorption Heat Exchangers....Pages 274-280
I.C. Engine Driven Heat Pumps with a heat power up to 20 kW....Pages 281-287
Heat Pump Installation, the Abbey, Iona....Pages 288-292
Heat Pump Systems — Demonstration Projects....Pages 293-297
Front Matter....Pages 299-300
Remarks by the Chairman....Pages 301-303
Integration of Different Energy Saving Possibilities in Dwellings....Pages 304-314
Basic Characteristics of Houses Considered with a View to Decreasing Energy Consumption for Heating....Pages 315-323
Bioclimatic Design for Building Systems and Components....Pages 324-333
Computer Aided Design of Low-Energy Subsidized Houses: Practical Experience of Designing, Building and Monitoring 25 Houses on Site....Pages 334-346
Energy Conservation on Exposed Domestic Sites....Pages 347-355
Extensions to the ESP Building Energy Simulation Model....Pages 356-366
Reinforced Phenolic Foams for Thermal Insulation....Pages 367-379
Bituminous Heat Insulating Materials....Pages 380-394
Study of Heat Storing Building Materials Numerical and Experimental Results....Pages 395-403
Improving of the Thermal Resistance of Polyurethane Foams....Pages 404-409
Research on Buildings General Quality of Insulation, Especially with Respect to Developing and Improving Methods of Post Insulation....Pages 410-420
The Production of Selective Optical Coatings on Plastic Sheet....Pages 421-433
Pyrosol Process Use for Depositing Selective Coatings for Energy Conserving Glazings....Pages 434-444
Insulated Shutters....Pages 445-450
Energy Saving by Using Rolling Shutters, with Reflective Layer and Edge Seals....Pages 451-459
Heat Reflecting Blinds and Methods of Edge Sealing....Pages 460-468
The Measurement of Air Infiltration Rates in Large Enclosures and Buildings....Pages 469-475
Measurements of Intercell Airflows in Large Buildings Using Multiple Tracer Gases....Pages 476-483
Users Influence on the Air Infiltration....Pages 484-489
Front Matter....Pages 299-300
Control of Ventilation Rate in Building Using H 2 O or CO 2 Content....Pages 490-494
Building Envelope — R & D Projects....Pages 495-505
Standard Building Techniques Designed to Save Energy in Ireland....Pages 508-515
Low Energy Consumption Houses Meeting the Cost Criteria of Moderate Rent Housing....Pages 516-522
Energy Consumption in 21 Low Energy Houses....Pages 523-533
Demonstration of Controlled Space Heating by a Solar Wall....Pages 534-539
Integrated Approach to Low Energy Housing....Pages 540-549
Comparative Experimental Study on Houses Fitted with a Solar Roof, Buried Pipes and a Heat Pump....Pages 550-559
The Design, Construction, Monitoring and Evaluation of a Low Cost, Low Energy Dwelling House....Pages 560-564
Energy Saving Lighting Systems in Existing Office Buildings....Pages 565-574
Heat Recovery System and Low Energy Construction for a Sports and Leisure Complex....Pages 575-583
Low Energy Hospital....Pages 584-588
Telephonic Control & Monitoring of Energy Consumption in School Buildings in Essex....Pages 589-594
Telephone Monitoring of Energy Consumption in 20 Schools....Pages 595-596
Building Envelope — Demonstration Projects....Pages 597-604
Front Matter....Pages 605-605
Remarks by the Chairman....Pages 607-609
Development of a Computerprogram for Boiler Plant Selection....Pages 610-616
BRE Calibrated House Experiments....Pages 617-627
Domestic Warm Air Distribution with Low-Grade Heat Systems....Pages 628-638
Water/Air Convector made with Plastics of Improved Thermal Conductivity....Pages 639-648
Front Matter....Pages 605-605
Research and Development Concerning a Device for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Heating Installations with Fluid Heat Transfer Medium Using a New Kind of Calorimetric System....Pages 649-657
Heat Meter with Microprocessor: Final Results of the Study....Pages 658-661
Electronic Heating Control System....Pages 662-666
Microcomputer Network for Heating System....Pages 667-675
An Investigation of the Performance of Various Heating Systems in a Matched Pair of Houses — Initial Results....Pages 676-687
Two Applications of Microprocessors in Climate and Lighting in Office Buildings....Pages 688-694
Feasibility of Underground Heat Storage in Captive Aquifers....Pages 695-703
Heat Storage by Paraffin Wax Fusion for Space Heating....Pages 704-718
Energy Saving in the Commercial Catering Market....Pages 719-728
Radical Reduction in Domestic Need for Electricity, Exemplified by the Refrigerator....Pages 729-736
Improved Conventional Heating Systems — R&D Projects....Pages 737-750
Field Campaign of a Complete Series of a Bluflam Burner Boiler System for Domestic Heating....Pages 753-766
Cogeneration Plant with Polyassisted Heat Pump for a Commercial Building....Pages 767-776
Installation and Tests on a Static Emulsifier for Liquid Fuels Burners Static Fuel Oil/Water Emulsifier....Pages 777-785
Pompe A Chaleur Electrique Utilisee Pour Recuperer La Chaleur D’un Lave-Vaisselle....Pages 786-796
Improved Conventional Heating Systems — Demonstration Projects....Pages 797-798
Concluding Remarks....Pages 799-801
Back Matter....Pages 802-819