Energy saving potential with smart thermostats in low-energy homes in cold climate [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Smart home systems with smart thermostats have been used for years. Although initially mostly installed for improving comfort, their energy saving potential has become a renowned topic.
Kull Tuule Mall +3 more
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Cost reduction of the new NZEB Wooden building – case study of the kindergarten in Estonia [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 In this study the cost changes caused by the implementation of the nZEB solutions are calculated. The energy demand of a building was calculated according to the methodology for calculating the energy efficiency of buildings, using dynamic energy ...
Arumägi Endrik, Kalamees Targo
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Modelling of Wax Actuators in Underfloor Heating Manifolds [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Finding sources for power grid balancing has become increasingly important with more renewables used for production. In buildings, heat pumps could be utilized among other electrical appliances.
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Analysis of the obligations for the assessment of the health risks related to the hygiene of air conditioning systems in indoor workplaces, with reference to the Risk Assessment Document (DVR) and to the microclimate conditions [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 Safety in the workplace has been regulated for years in Italy in a very complete manner and very often it is identified as a set of rules governed by the Legislative Decree of 9 April 2008, n.
Gandini Jacques
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Gray Box Time Variant Clogging behaviour and Pressure Drop Prediction of the Air Filter in the HVAC System [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Identification and prediction of clogging behavior in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) filters is crucial to avoid issues such as system overheating, energy waste, lower indoor air quality, etc.
Alimohammadi Hossein +6 more
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Renovation of apartment buildings with prefabricated modular panels [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 New recast of the EPBD requires that that Member States shall establish a long-term strategy facilitating the cost-effective transformation of existing buildings into nearly-zero energy buildings. Lack of fund and lack of awareness is often considered to
Kuusk Kalle, Pihelo Peep, Kalamees Targo
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A Comprehensive Approach to Nearly Zero Energy Buildings and Districts: Analysis of a Region Undergoing Energy Transition [PDF]
EnergiesThis paper explores the development of positive energy communities using Eordaia, Greece, as a case study. The approach combines building and district-level energy analysis to achieve nearly zero energy performance through retrofitting, district-level ...
Georgios Martinopoulos +6 more
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Optimal PI control parameters for accurate underfloor heating temperature control [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 In low energy buildings, the effect of internal and solar gains on heat balance of rooms is large. As a result, the heating systems, designed assuming steady-state conditions with no heat gains, are over-dimensioned for most of the heating period.
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Preliminary assessment of preconditions to deliver carbon neutrality in apartment buildings by 2050 [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Member states of European Union have large stock of residential buildings that require urgent renovation in order to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. In our paper we provide a preliminary evaluation of preconditions of such goal within the context of ...
Lihtmaa Lauri, Kalamees Targo
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