Sustainable test cell : performance evaluation

• Author(s): Silva, Pedro Correia Pereira da ; Bragança, L. ; Mendonça, Paulo ; Almeida, Manuela Guedes de
• Date: 2006
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/7088
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Sustainable; Passive solar technologies; Test cell; Energy simulation
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Energy is one of the main causes of the environmental pollution. In the European Union, buildings are responsible for 40% of the final energy demand and 1/3 of the emissions of greenhouse gases. Therefore, in order to promote the energy consumption reduction, it is fundamental to employ sustainable development principles in the construction sector. In order to demonstrate and show the potentialities of Sustainable building technologies two Test Cells were built. Comparing the solutions obtained via “in-situ” measurements and energy simulation tools, it was verified that the new Sustainable solution has a better energetic and environmental performance.