On the Effects of Variation of Thermal Conductivity in Buildings in the Italian Construction Sector

Stationary and dynamic heat and mass transfer analyses of building components are an essential part of energy efficient design of new and retrofitted buildings. Generally, a single constant thermal conductivity value is assumed for each material layer in construction components. However, the variability of thermal conductivity may depend on many...

Priva Lighting Control System: Providing a strategy for Priva to realise high performance buildings more completely - the development of a lighting control system concept

In the building management sector, Priva is a leader in the Dutch market. In order to become a global leader, the company aims to have a more complete product portfolio to provide better solutions for high performance buildings. Lighting control system is one part of the building management system, which is incomplete in Priva’s current...

Strategy for creation of value for stakeholders around high performance buildings

The goal of this thesis is to propose a strategy that will allow Priva, a Dutch developer of Building Management Systems, to offer value to more stakeholders of the building industry, on top of the facility manager and the owner and tenant of the building, which are the currently targeted stakeholders. The approach of this thesis involves...