Projects
Assessing the energy, thermal comfort and economic impact of Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) - Towards a reliable evaluation for new and retrofitted residential buildings University of Antwerp
Optimal Operation of Thermostatically Controlled Loads in Residential Buildings under Uncertainty – From a Building to an Electricity System Perspective KU Leuven
Advanced control strategies, and model predictive control (MPC) in particular, are gaining widespread attention for building climate control, since they can systematically save energy and/or costs with simultaneous thermal comfort improvement, as well as adapt the energy demand in correspondence with the available (renewable/residual) supply via demand response. The performance of any MPC strategy is dependent on the accuracy of the ...
Integrated Building Information and decision management environment for repurposing and deep renovation of residential and non-residential buildings KU Leuven
Nowadays, engineers in their activities are increasingly turning to reconstruction and renovation building projects. This is interconnected with numerous macro-, micro-and socio-economic factors of urban environment changes. Redevelopment is the most effective method of returning to the efficient use of already existing facilities or former industrial areas. But, in contrast with new building projects, building redevelopment projects and ...
Multi-level Characterisation of the Building Energy Performance of Residential Buildings based on Analysis of Measurement Data. KU Leuven
In support of the energy transition in the built environment, knowledge on
performance characteristics of the building fabric and technical systems is
essential for various applications, such as quality assurance, the development of
renovation strategies, or the appraisal of the potential for demand side flexibility.
In practice, the available information on the existing building stock is often
limited and of poor ...
Evaluation of the Impact of Energy Renovation Measures: Experimental Study of Residential Buildings KU Leuven
The energy efficiency of buildings is a major focus to decrease the emission of greenhouse gases and limit the global warming. Besides strict standards for new buildings, existing buildings have at least as much potential for savings. Therefore, this research focuses on the renovation of residential buildings. The most important goal of the research is to assess what renovation measures and techniques result in the largest savings. ...
Predictable flow-acoustic performance of ventilation systems in residential buildings KU Leuven
The trend towards energy efficient and energy-neutral building, coupled with the increasing demands in acoustic comfort, lead to new challenges for both manufacturers and installers of ventilation systems. After all, air quality and acoustic performance are becoming increasingly important in the HVAC sector through the introduction of the energy performance regulations (EPB) and the acoustic norm for residential buildings. In addition, such ...
Life cycle environmental benchmarks for residential buildings in Belgium KU Leuven
So far the efforts to reduce buildings’ environmental impacts have focused mainly on limiting and decarbonising the operational energy consumed during building use. The next challenge is to also reduce the environmental impacts related to construction product manufacturing and assembly, i.e. embodied impacts. To compute buildings’ embodied impacts, in Belgium, a national LCA method and database were developed. However, there currently exist ...
Proeftuin De Schipjes: Integration of sustainable buildings and energy optimization in historical residential clusters. KU Leuven
The PROJECT aims to stimulate energy optimization in renovation of historical residential clusters. In contrast to the conventional approach the focus here will be on a synergy between respect for the heritage and achieving optimal energetic performance. Integration of multiple disciplines (building physics, thermal systems and social economy) is used to tackle the problem.
Performance assessment of zero-carbon dwellings, residential buildings and districts Ghent University
Assessment of the energy performance of zero-carbon housing concepts. In situ monitoring data of the energy demand, energy production and energy-related characteristics are analysed. The influence of various characteristics of ‘zero-energy’ and ‘zero-carbon’ concepts on their overall energy and environmental performance is investigated.