Energy Conservation In Buildings And Community Systems
 
Research Activities (Annexes and Working Groups)

The ECBCS Research Programme

The primary rationale for ECBCS is its research programme. This is mainly undertaken through a series of research projects (so-called 'Annexes'). Typically each Annex has a life span of 3-4 years, although extensions are possible if a continuing need for the activity is identified. Clear goals are set for each activity so that well defined products are generated. A complete list of Ongoing and Completed research projects is presented below: Publications are available for several ongoing and most completed annexes.

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Technical Synthesis Reports

These are summary reports of the research projects, available from the ECBCS Bookshop
Annex Title Publications Duration
Ongoing Annexes
5 Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre 1979-
44 Integrating Environmentally Responsive Elements in Buildings - 2004-2009
45 Energy-Efficient Future Electric Lighting for Buildings - 2004-2008
46 Holistic Assessment Tool-kit on Energy Efficient Retrofit Measures for Government Buildings (EnERGo) - 2005-2008
47 Cost Effective Commissioning of Existing and Low Energy Buildings - 2005-2008
48 Heat Pumping and Reversible Air Conditioning - 2006-2009
49 Low Exergy Systems for High Performance Buildings and Communities - 2006-2010
50 Prefabricated Systems for Low Energy Renovation of Residential Buildings - 2006-2010
51 Energy Efficient Communities - 2007-2011
Completed Annexes
1 Load Energy Determination of Buildings 1977-1980
2 Ekistics and Advanced Community Energy Systems - 1976-1978
3 Energy Conservation in Residential Buildings 1979-1982
4 Glasgow Commercial Building Monitoring - 1979-1982
6 Energy Systems and Design of Communities 1979-1981
7 Local Government Energy Planning 1981-1983
8 Inhabitant Behaviour with Regard to Ventilation 1984-1987
9 Minimum Ventilation Rates 1982-1986
10 Building HEVAC Systems Simulation 1982-1987
11 Energy Auditing 1982-1987
12 Windows and Fenestration 1982-1986
13 Energy Management in Hospitals 1985-1989
14 Condensation and Energy 1987-1990
15 Energy Efficiency in Schools 1988-1990
15WG Working Group on Energy Efficiency in Educational Buildings 1992-1995
16 Building Energy Management Systems - User Interfaces and System Integration 1987-1991
17 Building Energy Management Systems - Evaluation and Emulation Techniques 1988-1992
18 Demand Controlled Ventilating Systems 1987-1992
19 Low Slope Roof Systems 1987-1993
20 Air Flow Patterns within Buildings 1988-1991
21 Environmental Performance of Buildings 1988-1993
22 Energy Efficient Communities 1991-1993
23 Multizone Air Flow Modelling 1990-1996
24 Heat, Air and Moisture Transport in Insulated Envelope Parts 1991-1995
25 Real Time HEVAC Simulation 1991-1995
26 Energy Efficient Ventilation of Large Enclosures 1993-1996
27 Evaluation and Demonstration of Domestic Ventilation Systems 1993-2002
28 Low Energy Cooling Systems 1993-1997
29 Daylight in Buildings 1995-1999
30 Bringing Simulation to Application 1995-1998
WG Working Group on Indicators of Energy Efficiency in Cold Climate Buildings 1995-1999
31 Energy Related Environmental Impact of Buildings 1996-1999
32 Integral Building Envelope Performance Assessment 1996-1999
33 Advanced Local Energy Planning 1996-1998
34 Computer-Aided Evaluation of HVAC System Performance 1997-2001
35 Control Strategies for Hybrid Ventilation in New and Retorfitted Office Buildings (HybVent) 1998-2002
36 Retrofitting in Educational Buildings - Energy Concept Adviser for Technical Retrofit Measures 1998-2002
36WG Annex 36 Working Group Extension 'The Energy Concept Adviser' - 2003-2005
37 Low Exergy Systems for Heating and Cooling 1999-2003
38 Solar Sustainable Housing - 1999-2003
39 High Performance Thermal Insulation (HiPTI) 2001-2004
40 Commissioning of Building HVAC Systems for Improved Energy Performance - 2001-2004
41 Whole Building Heat, Air and Moisture Response (MOIST-EN) - 2003-2007
42 The Simulation of Building-Integrated Fuel Cell and Other Cogeneration Systems (COGEN-SIM) - 2003-2007
43 Testing and Validation of Building Energy Simulation Tools - 2003-2007
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