Natural or mechanical ventilation is often a hot issue when designing office buildings in connection with renovation. In 1996 NatVent, a major research project, on natural ventilation in office
The EPIQR (Energy Performance, Indoor environment Quality Retrofit) method makes it possible systematically to include analyses of cost and energy savings in the early phases of a renovation project.
The main objectives of OFFICE were to investigate the possibilities of applying passive retrofitting techniques in office buildings in order to improve their energy performance and indoor working
The 3-year project is part of a long-term strategic research programme with the aim of improving the efficiency and operation of biofuel-fired thermal conversion systems. The aspects of biofuel
A new method has been developed for concrete coating of marine linepipe. The process is based upon a slipforming technique, which allows vibration of the concrete. Through comprehensive testing of the
The objective of the project is to investigate the technical, environmental and economic aspects of using high strength concrete (CRC) for offshore wind turbine towers rather than steel. The
The EU has set itself some ambitious targets, both in the Commission's own white paper on renewables, by doubling the primary energy from renewables from 6% now to 12% in 2010, and under the Kyoto