Energy saving in buildings : results of the European Communities energy R & D and demonstration programmes, 1979-1983 : proceedings of the international seminar, held in The Hague, the Netherlands, 14-16 November 1983

Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-2 Introductory Address....Pages 3-5 Opening Address....Pages 6-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-12 Building Physics: Indispensability or a Vogue Discipline?....Pages 13-15 The Problem of the Transfer of the Results of Research and Innovations into the Sector Of Energy Conservation....Pages 16-20 The Low Energy Hospital....Pages 21-23 Le Diagnostic : Un Prealable a la Rehabilitation Thermique des Batiments Existants....Pages 24-29 Development of Modern Heating Technology....Pages 30-40 Front Matter....Pages 41-42 Personal Impression of the Chairman....Pages 43-45 Influence of Lubricating Oil on Heat Pump Performance....Pages 46-54 A Single Screw High Performance Heat Pump....Pages 55-61 Investigation of Commercial Domestic Heat Pump Performances....Pages 62-70 Optimized Operation of a Frozen Air Heat Exchanger by Using a Micro-Computer....Pages 71-77 Optimization of Internal Combustion Engine Driven Heat Pump (20 kW heating power)....Pages 78-86 Regulation and Control of Heating System Using Internal Combustion Engine Heat Pump....Pages 87-92 Monovalent Electric Air/Water-Heat Pump Plant for Room Heating in the Houses for Several Families (Social House Building) to Save Energy Heating System for Low Dwelling by Means of Heat Pump....Pages 93-103 Energy Roof and Seasonal Earth Storage....Pages 104-114 Practical and Theoretical Investigation of a Heating/Cooling Heat Pump with Ground Storage and Solar Collector....Pages 115-121 Investigation into a Complete Earth-to-Water Heat Pump System in a Single-Family Dwelling Focussing on the Application of a Vertical Subsoil Heat Exchanger....Pages 122-132 Heating of a Laboratory Hall by Means of a Soil Heat Pump Combined with Unshielded Solar Absorbers....Pages 133-141 A High Temperature Lift Absorption Heat Pump....Pages 142-148 Front Matter....Pages 41-42 Heat Pumps with Fluid Mixtures Applied to Space Heating....Pages 149-152 Practical Applications of FRIMIP....Pages 153-155 Absorption Heat Pumps for Space Heating....Pages 156-164 Periodically Operating Absorption Heat Pump....Pages 165-174 Thermoelectric Heat Pumps for Space Heating....Pages 175-183 Systematische Konstruktion und Entwicklung Einer Kostengünstigen, Verlustarmen und Regelbaren Lösungspumpe für Absorptionswärmepumpen....Pages 184-191 Working Fluids for Sorption Heat Pumps....Pages 192-198 Untersuchung der Auswirkungen des Betriebes von Wärmepumpensystemen auf die Umwelt....Pages 199-216 Overview of Heat Pumps R and D For Domestic Heating Carried out by the European Communities from 1979 to 1983 In the Framework of The Second EC Energy R And D Programme....Pages 217-230 Remarks by the Chairman....Pages 233-233 Heating Pump with Gas Topping up in Individual Houses....Pages 234-241 Compressor Type Heat Pump, with the Ground as Heat Source, for Heating a Local Authority Building....Pages 242-249 Heat Pump Driven by Diesel Engine....Pages 250-254 The Nuffield College Phoenix....Pages 255-260 Use of a Mini Hydraulic Power Station to Supply Heat to a Hotel by Means of Heat Pumps....Pages 261-267 High Temperature Heat Pump....Pages 268-273 Electric Heat Pump with Absorption Heat Exchangers....Pages 274-280 I.C. Engine Driven Heat Pumps with a heat power up to 20 kW....Pages 281-287 Heat Pump Installation, the Abbey, Iona....Pages 288-292 Heat Pump Systems — Demonstration Projects....Pages 293-297 Front Matter....Pages 299-300 Remarks by the Chairman....Pages 301-303 Integration of Different Energy Saving Possibilities in Dwellings....Pages 304-314 Basic Characteristics of Houses Considered with a View to Decreasing Energy Consumption for Heating....Pages 315-323 Bioclimatic Design for Building Systems and Components....Pages 324-333 Computer Aided Design of Low-Energy Subsidized Houses: Practical Experience of Designing, Building and Monitoring 25 Houses on Site....Pages 334-346 Energy Conservation on Exposed Domestic Sites....Pages 347-355 Extensions to the ESP Building Energy Simulation Model....Pages 356-366 Reinforced Phenolic Foams for Thermal Insulation....Pages 367-379 Bituminous Heat Insulating Materials....Pages 380-394 Study of Heat Storing Building Materials Numerical and Experimental Results....Pages 395-403 Improving of the Thermal Resistance of Polyurethane Foams....Pages 404-409 Research on Buildings General Quality of Insulation, Especially with Respect to Developing and Improving Methods of Post Insulation....Pages 410-420 The Production of Selective Optical Coatings on Plastic Sheet....Pages 421-433 Pyrosol Process Use for Depositing Selective Coatings for Energy Conserving Glazings....Pages 434-444 Insulated Shutters....Pages 445-450 Energy Saving by Using Rolling Shutters, with Reflective Layer and Edge Seals....Pages 451-459 Heat Reflecting Blinds and Methods of Edge Sealing....Pages 460-468 The Measurement of Air Infiltration Rates in Large Enclosures and Buildings....Pages 469-475 Measurements of Intercell Airflows in Large Buildings Using Multiple Tracer Gases....Pages 476-483 Users Influence on the Air Infiltration....Pages 484-489 Front Matter....Pages 299-300 Control of Ventilation Rate in Building Using H 2 O or CO 2 Content....Pages 490-494 Building Envelope — R & D Projects....Pages 495-505 Standard Building Techniques Designed to Save Energy in Ireland....Pages 508-515 Low Energy Consumption Houses Meeting the Cost Criteria of Moderate Rent Housing....Pages 516-522 Energy Consumption in 21 Low Energy Houses....Pages 523-533 Demonstration of Controlled Space Heating by a Solar Wall....Pages 534-539 Integrated Approach to Low Energy Housing....Pages 540-549 Comparative Experimental Study on Houses Fitted with a Solar Roof, Buried Pipes and a Heat Pump....Pages 550-559 The Design, Construction, Monitoring and Evaluation of a Low Cost, Low Energy Dwelling House....Pages 560-564 Energy Saving Lighting Systems in Existing Office Buildings....Pages 565-574 Heat Recovery System and Low Energy Construction for a Sports and Leisure Complex....Pages 575-583 Low Energy Hospital....Pages 584-588 Telephonic Control & Monitoring of Energy Consumption in School Buildings in Essex....Pages 589-594 Telephone Monitoring of Energy Consumption in 20 Schools....Pages 595-596 Building Envelope — Demonstration Projects....Pages 597-604 Front Matter....Pages 605-605 Remarks by the Chairman....Pages 607-609 Development of a Computerprogram for Boiler Plant Selection....Pages 610-616 BRE Calibrated House Experiments....Pages 617-627 Domestic Warm Air Distribution with Low-Grade Heat Systems....Pages 628-638 Water/Air Convector made with Plastics of Improved Thermal Conductivity....Pages 639-648 Front Matter....Pages 605-605 Research and Development Concerning a Device for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Heating Installations with Fluid Heat Transfer Medium Using a New Kind of Calorimetric System....Pages 649-657 Heat Meter with Microprocessor: Final Results of the Study....Pages 658-661 Electronic Heating Control System....Pages 662-666 Microcomputer Network for Heating System....Pages 667-675 An Investigation of the Performance of Various Heating Systems in a Matched Pair of Houses — Initial Results....Pages 676-687 Two Applications of Microprocessors in Climate and Lighting in Office Buildings....Pages 688-694 Feasibility of Underground Heat Storage in Captive Aquifers....Pages 695-703 Heat Storage by Paraffin Wax Fusion for Space Heating....Pages 704-718 Energy Saving in the Commercial Catering Market....Pages 719-728 Radical Reduction in Domestic Need for Electricity, Exemplified by the Refrigerator....Pages 729-736 Improved Conventional Heating Systems — R&D Projects....Pages 737-750 Field Campaign of a Complete Series of a Bluflam Burner Boiler System for Domestic Heating....Pages 753-766 Cogeneration Plant with Polyassisted Heat Pump for a Commercial Building....Pages 767-776 Installation and Tests on a Static Emulsifier for Liquid Fuels Burners Static Fuel Oil/Water Emulsifier....Pages 777-785 Pompe A Chaleur Electrique Utilisee Pour Recuperer La Chaleur D’un Lave-Vaisselle....Pages 786-796 Improved Conventional Heating Systems — Demonstration Projects....Pages 797-798 Concluding Remarks....Pages 799-801 Back Matter....Pages 802-819