Forschung

Entwicklung

Projektleitung

Klimawandelanpassung

Klimaschutz

Soziale Gerechtigkeit

Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden

Jahr

Jahr

2017

2017

Annex 80 Resilient Cooling in Buildings

Annex 80 Resilient Cooling in Buildings

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Förderstelle

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft, International Energy Agency EBC

Förderbetrag

330.000€

Konsortium

  • Institute of Building Research & Innovation

  • Fraunhofer Institut

  • Hunan University

  • University of Liege, Department of Architecture, Geology, Environment and Constructions

  • EURAC Research

  • Université de La Rochelle, Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Ingénieur pour l’Environnement

  • KU Leuven

  • Politecnico di Torino

  • GEBZE Technical University

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  • University o Gävle

  • Aalborg University, Department of the Built Environment

  • Effin'Art

  • Technical University of Denmark, Indoor Environment, Department of Civil Engineering

  • Brunel University of London, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  • Federal University of Santa Catarina

  • National University of Singapore

  • Lawrence Berkley National Labratory

  • Queensland University of Technology

  • Technical University of Denmark

  • Université de Sherbrooke, Department of Civil and Building Engineering

  • University of Lincoln, Lincoln School of Architecture and the Built Environment

  • Concordia University

  • International Network for Information on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE)/ (venticool)

  • Aarlborg University

  • Hunan University

  • ENEA - Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources Department

Kurze Zusammenfassung

Durch praktische Tests in unterschiedlichen Klimazonen und Gebäudetypen entwickelt das Annex klare, praktische Richtlinien für die effektive Integration von resilienter Kühlung in bestehende Gebäude.

Methodik

Methodologically, the research activity is organized into four subtasks and further five over-arching task groups.

  1. Systematic evaluation of existing cooling technologies, their potential, limitations, and qualities of resilience.

  2. Development and improvement of cooling technologies in terms of robustness, efficiency, CO2 neutrality and affordability.

  3. Evaluate the real-world performance of cooling technologies to identify performance gaps and develop solutions to systematically overcome them.

  4. Identification and communication of regulatory measures that can support the broad application of resilient cooling technologies. 

The results of Annex 80 are documented in seven deliverables in numerous scientific publications and are freely available.

Ziele

Annex 80’s main objective is to support a rapid transition to an environment where resilient low energy and low carbon cooling systems are the mainstream and preferred solutions for cooling and overheating issues in buildings. The term "resilient cooling of buildings" refers to energy efficient, low emission, and financially affordable cooling concepts that increase resilience and prevent thermal and other climate change impacts at global and local level.

Annex 80 covers the spectrum of the following four technology groups:

  1. Reducing heat gains to the indoor environment and people environments

  2. Removing sensible heat from the indoor environment

  3. Increasing personal comfort apart from space cooling

  4. Removing latent heat from indoor environment

Bild 1. Definition von Resilienz: wie widerstandsfähige, robuste und resistente Gebäudekonzepte im Laufe der Zeit auf Klimaextreme und störende Ereignisse reagieren.

A line graph titled “Resilient Cooling of Buildings” comparing the performance of resilient, robust, and resistant buildings over time. The chart shows how each building type reacts to climate normals, extreme weather, and unforeseen disruptions, highlighting performance drops, recovery phases, and system failures.


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Ergebnisse

Annex 80 made significant contributions to the professionalization and application support of resilient cooling of buildings and expanded the possibilities for its application in a wide range of climate zones and building types through several scientific publications and handbooks. It assessed the state-of-the-art of numerous cooling solutions and contributed to the definition of “resilient cooling of building”. It developed and documented a method to create future weather files and an impact assessment guideline for building simulation modelling.

The following deliverables have been published:


Group photo taken at the 2nd Expert Meeting during the pandemic

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Group photo taken at the 7th Expert Meeting in Florianopolis

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Group photo taken at the 8th Expert Meeting in Vienna

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