Rieser, Alexander and Pfluger, Reiner and Troi, Alexandra and Herrera-Avellanosa, Daniel and Engelund Thomsen, Kirsten and Rose, Jørgen and Durmuş Arsan, Zeynep and Gokcen Akkurt, Gulden and Kopeinig, Gerhard and Guyot, Gaëlle and Chung, Daniel (2021) Integration of Energy-Efficient Ventilation Systems in Historic Buildings—Review and Proposal of a Systematic Intervention Approach. Sustainability 2021, Special Issue "Advances in Historic Buildings Conservation and Energy Efficiency", 13 (4). ISSN ISSN 2071-1050

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Abstract

Historic building restoration and renovation requires sensitivity to the cultural heritage, historic value, and sustainability (i.e., building physics, energy efficiency, and comfort) goals of the project. Energy-efficient ventilation such as demand-controlled ventilation and heat recovery ventilation can contribute to the aforementioned goals, if ventilation concepts and airflow distribution are planned and realized in a minimally invasive way. Compared to new buildings, the building physics of historic buildings are more complicated in terms of hygrothermal performance. In particular, if internal insulation is applied, dehumidification is needed for robust and risk-free future use, while maintaining the building’s cultural value. As each ventilation system has to be chosen and adapted individually to the specific building, the selection of the appropriate system type is not an easy task. For this reason, there is a need for a scientifically valid, systematic approach to pair appropriate ventilation system and airflow distribution solutions with historical buildings. This paper provides an overview of the interrelationships between heritage conservation and the need for ventilation in energy-efficient buildings, regarding building physics and indoor environmental quality. Furthermore, a systematic approach based on assessment criteria in terms of heritage significance of the building, building physics (hygrothermal performance), and building services (energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and comfort rating) according to the standard EN 16883:2017 are applied.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	building services; ventilation; historic buildings; refurbishment; indoor air quality; assessment criteria
Subjects:	English > Climate Change Adaptation
Depositing User:	Susanna Carlsten
Date Deposited:	10 Mar 2022 15:01
Last Modified:	10 Mar 2022 15:01
URI:	http://eprints.sparaochbevara.se/id/eprint/1089

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