Energy efficient HVAC control in historical buildings: a case study for the Amsterdam Museum

Kompatscher, Karin; Seuren, S.; Kramer, Rick; Schijndel, J.A.W.M. Van; Schellen, H.L.

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.703

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“…When a thermal retrofit intervention is required because of the original poor indoor comfort conditions in the building, the indoor climate should be documented following standardized procedures [36]. Measurements on site are, in this case, needed to evaluate current conditions, identify the causes of discomfort and define a viable strategy for the retrofit [28,37,38], as well as suitable target environmental conditions [39][40][41].…”

Section: Thermal Insulation Solutions For Historic Walls: An Open Questionmentioning

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Retrofitting Historic Walls: Feasibility of Thermal Insulation and Suitability of Thermal Mortars

2021

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The European Union is pursuing an ambitious policy on climate action, urgently calling for an acceleration in the transition toward net-zero emissions by 2050. In this context, retrofitting historic constructions can play a key role in reducing European energy consumption and consequent emissions. What is more, beyond the opportunity for tackling climate change, thermal retrofits can improve indoor comfort while lowering operational costs, factors that are fundamental to ensure the continued use of historic constructions over time, and with that, improving their preservation and durability. The suitability of thermal insulation for this scope is still a debated topic. Thus, this study aims at contributing to the discussion by providing an overview on the feasibility of adopting thermal insulation for retrofitting external walls of historic buildings while preserving their significance and unique identities. Finally, the advantages of adopting thermal mortars rather than more traditional insulation solutions are outlined, and their potential efficacy is discussed.

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Section: Thermal Insulation Solutions For Historic Walls: An Open Questionmentioning

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Retrofitting Historic Walls: Feasibility of Thermal Insulation and Suitability of Thermal Mortars

2021

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“…Among its calculation outputs, there are the indoor climate and energy use for each zone of the model. This simulation tool is chosen for this research as it appears suitable for the aims of the study and because it had already been successfully adopted for analyses performed on monumental and historic buildings by several researchers [16][17][18][19].…”

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Dynamic Hygrothermal Models for Monumental, Historic Buildings with HVAC Systems: Complexity shown through a case study

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Our global climate is changing and the problem got so serious that the European Commission is calling for a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. To reach such an ambitious and urgent goal, an energy efficient renovation of the existing building stock is needed. Nonetheless, some buildings must be treated with special attention because of their historical value. Thus, it is advisable to evaluate their retrofit with the aid of calibrated hygrothermal simulation models, whose calibration can be complex and time demanding. This work shows the strategy adopted for obtaining a calibrated model for a XVI-century construction located northern Italy, by means of indoor air temperature and relative humidity monitoring, plus CO2 measurements and in situ inspection. This study accounts for the first 9 months of measurements performed on the case study and it adopts HAMBase as a simulation tool because of its ability to combine heat and moisture calculations in monumental buildings with HVAC systems. This paper aims at showing the main problems found in developing and calibrating the simulation model while defining a procedure to overcome them. The major outcome of the study is that the stratification of temperature detected in the main monumental room could be successfully modelled via dividing this space into different zones, vertically, by introducing fictitious interzonal surfaces made of a material with high thermal conductivity and vapour permeability. All in all, the strategy adopted in this work can be used by other researchers and professionals to overcome problems that can be commonly met when modelling similar historic constructions.

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“…Ascione et al [16] conducted an energy-saving case study for multiple Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in a modern museum and showed that altering the acceptable range of indoor RH can lead to energy savings of about 40%. Karin et al [17] proposed a new standard in the control of the museum environment according to the temperature parameters derived from the adaptive thermal comfort model, and according to the RH parameters derived from ASHRAE. This study noticed about 15% savings in the electricity bill for the Amsterdam Museum.…”

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Sustainability of Evaporative Cooling System for Environment Control for Preservation of Unearthed Historical Sites within Archaeological Museums in China

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Archaeological museums are usually constructed at the location where historical relic sites are unearthed and are often characterized by large-space building layouts and high energy consumption for the environmental control. However, the traditional strategies for environmental control are limited in protecting the unearthed relics from desiccation cracking and salt concentration. In this study, an environmental control strategy of evaporative cooling system is proposed as a solution to develop a sustainable preservation environment to maintain the condition of the ancient relics at a state of moist saturation. Afterwards, a verification of sustainability and climate suitability analysis of the proposed system were conducted. The results indicate that (1) the evaporative cooling system can fulfil the high humidity preservation environment requirements for the unearthed historical relic sites with a low energy consumption; and (2) the potential use of the evaporative cooling systems is significant in Xi’an and Chengdu (i.e., being 62% and 75%, respectively), and not in Lanzhou and Urumqi. As a conclusion, the proposed strategy provides a sustainable protocol for the preservation of unearthed historical relic sites in archaeological museum.

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Energy efficient HVAC control in historical buildings: a case study for the Amsterdam Museum

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

Retrofitting Historic Walls: Feasibility of Thermal Insulation and Suitability of Thermal Mortars

Retrofitting Historic Walls: Feasibility of Thermal Insulation and Suitability of Thermal Mortars

Dynamic Hygrothermal Models for Monumental, Historic Buildings with HVAC Systems: Complexity shown through a case study

Sustainability of Evaporative Cooling System for Environment Control for Preservation of Unearthed Historical Sites within Archaeological Museums in China

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