Greenhouse transitionzone

Greenhouse transitionzone

Bauer, T.

Bokel, R.M.J. (mentor)

Architecture and The Built Environment

Architectural Engineering +Technology

2016-07-01

The Airey building blocks in Amsterdam currently don’t meet regulations set for 2020 that state that buildings should operate in an energy neutral manner. The goal of this research is to establish whether addition of greenhouses can improve indoor thermal comfort and reduce total energy use in such a way that they contribute to energy neutrality of the building blocks. First a literature study is performed, followed by case studies and finally energy gains are calculated for three greenhouse configurations. An additional system comprising a thermal heat buffer allows for heat harvesting in summer for use in the winter. It is shown that addition of a greenhouse yields more energy than required on a yearly basis for heating. Additional systems are required to maintain the balance between heat harvesting and thermal comfort and the total electricity use.

greenhouse
energy neutrality
energy efficiency
inside temperature
renovation
portico-flat
Airey building blocks

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Student theses

master thesis

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