09/01/2006

The development of electronic systems for the Energy and Environmental Management of buildings is the subject of the e-building research project. This system will provide the best possible environmental conditions, taking into account the technical specifications and particularities of each building, and simultaneously reduce energy consumption from thermal, cooling, air and lighting units.

The project is implemented by the Telecommunications Systems Institute (Technical University of Crete), the Group of Building Environmental Research (Physics Department, University of Athens) and the company BΥΤΕ COMPUTER AVEE. The project is funded by the Operational Programme "Competitiveness" (CSF 3) under the Greek Ministry of Development, supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology.

The project recommends the installation of automated mechanisms which ensure that building users have the best possible environmental conditions with regards to thermal comfort, lighting and quality of internal air along with the least possible consumption of energy. These mechanisms will adapt to the specific characteristics and requirements of each building and will be integrated in a state-of-the-art electronic management software. Furthermore, the system will be able to assess the power and environmental performance of the building and suggest ways to improve it.

The e-building project is in response to the larger EU policy for the protection of the environment through rational design and management of buildings, as well as to the specific Directive pushing for Member States to institute stricter standards for the energy performance of their buildings.

Source: e-building