A hygiene ventilation renovation: Systematic partial engineering control for small sharing room with ceiling mixing ventilation for “corona-proof”

Efficient local air recirculation at ceiling level promote the performance of purifiers and anti-epidemic efficiency of mixing ventilation in a small shared rooms

Exploring the Effects of Void Decks on Urban Ventilation in Singapore: A Computational Design & Simulation Approach for Wind Microclimate-Informed Urban Planning

Rising temperatures due to climate change and the increased Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect both have a major impact on Singapore’s outdoor comfort. Research has reported an average UHI in Singapore of 4°C, which can even exceed 7°C at some times of the day. (Acero & Ruefenacht, 2017) Increasing convective surface heat transfer from the human...

Microgrid Integration of Smart facades: Integrated control of shading & operable window for CEG building

This project aims to design the integrated control of shading and operable windows for CEG east facade to improve the thermal comfort with respect to energy consumption. The design stage focused on the thermal advantages that the integrated control of shading and operable window brought to the CEG building. The controls are simulated in the...

Re-novate: Upgradable Building Envelope System for Energy Reduction Renovation of Dutch Post-war Apartments

Problem Definition and main objective: Current prefabricated building envelope systems utilised for energy reduction renovations are expected to be a long-lasting solution. In practice, the building envelope systems are not adapted to facilitate future updates due to changing regulations or changing standards. Furthermore, in most renovation...

Solar Cooling Façades: An Integrated Façade Design with Thermoelectric Cooling Systems for Office Buildings in Athens

Nowadays the use of renewable energy resources is a necessity. Approximately 13% of the energy spent in Greece comes from renewable energy resources, however a significantly higher percentage is essential in order to meet the European standards by 2020. A prompt solution is the in-situ energy generation. Additionally, the harmful emmisions of...

Atrium Deltion Revised: Comfort Research and Design Intervention for the improvement of indoor comfort in the atrium of Deltion college

The current building industry needs drastic transformation to meet new performance standards regarding energy use and indoor climate requirements. It so happens that even with new buildings, the results leave something to be desired. This Master thesis describes the specific case of an atrium in the Deltion College building. The research is...

Thermal Comfort Research in Naturally Ventilated High-Rise Residential Building: For one student dormitory with field study and simulation approach

Natural ventilation is a traditional but effective way in buildings to adjust the indoor environment. It has also been proved to be effective in today’s design, if applied appropriately. At the same time, there is a growing trend that higher and higher buildings are constructed in the crowded city area. Air velocity, temperature and other...

Heat recovery with hybrid ventilation in office buildings

This master thesis examines the possibilities of creating a decentralized hybrid ventilation system with a heat recovery system. Natural ventilation is more commonly used as the main ventilation principle and has the advantage to lower the energy costs of a building. One of the downsides of the natural ventilation system is the lack of heat...

Architectuur toegepast bij dementie. Een zorgwijk voor dementerende ouderen met een gezond binnenklimaat.

Dit onderzoeksrapport is tot stand gekomen voor de richting Architectural Engineering (aE) en Building Technology (BT) van de faculteit bouwkunde aan de TU Delft. Bij aE kiest elke student zijn eigen afstudeeronderwerp. Eline Vermeulen is geïnteresseerd in de belevingswereld van dementerenden en hoe hiervoor een bijpassend ontwerp kan worden...

Koelen door middel van (nacht)ventilatie: Een rekentool voor de architect

Onderzocht is hoe een architect op eenvoudige manier de invloed van koelen door middel van (nacht)ventilatie kan simuleren en daarmee de ontwerp beslissingen kan toetsen of laten beïnvloeden door de uitkomsten van de gemaakte rekentool.

United Nations Headquarters of Sustainability (A) + Natural Ventilation (BT)

A naturally ventilated office building through solar chimneys and 'venturi' exhausts

At the Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism & Building sciences of the Technical University in Delft, research is being executed on the specific characteristics and performance of the driving ventilation components: solar chimneys and wind-induced exhausts. Along with this development the performance of a natural ventilated office building model...

Development of a floor made from fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) with integrated installations

Fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) is a type material which is more and more used to create structures, for example yachts and airplanes. The materials generally have a high strength to weight ratio, allowing lightweight structures. In buildings little use is made of FRP, in this study the possibility to use the material to create lightweight...

Akoestische aspecten in klaslokalen met betonkernactivering