Integration of Energy-Efficient Ventilation Systems in Historic Buildings—Review and Proposal of a Systematic Intervention Approach

Alexander Rieser, Rainer Pfluger, Alexandra Troi, Daniel Herrera-Avellanosa, Kirsten Engelund Thomsen, Jørgen Rose, Zeynep Durmuş Arsan, Gulden Gokcen Akkurt, Gerhard Kopeinig, Gaëlle Guyot and Daniel Chung
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Alexander Rieser: University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Rainer Pfluger: University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Alexandra Troi: Eurac Research, 39100 Bozen, Italy
Daniel Herrera-Avellanosa: Eurac Research, 39100 Bozen, Italy
Kirsten Engelund Thomsen: Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark
Jørgen Rose: Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark
Zeynep Durmuş Arsan: Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430 İzmir, Turkey
Gulden Gokcen Akkurt: Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430 İzmir, Turkey
Gerhard Kopeinig: ARCH+MORE ZT GmbH, 9220 Velden am Wörthersee, Austria
Gaëlle Guyot: Cerema, BPE Project Team, 46, rue St Théobald, F-38080 L’Isle d’Abeau, France
Daniel Chung: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: Historic building restoration and renovation requires sensitivity to the cultural heritage, historic value, and sustainability (i.e., building physics, energy efficiency, and comfort) goals of the project. Energy-efficient ventilation such as demand-controlled ventilation and heat recovery ventilation can contribute to the aforementioned goals, if ventilation concepts and airflow distribution are planned and realized in a minimally invasive way. Compared to new buildings, the building physics of historic buildings are more complicated in terms of hygrothermal performance. In particular, if internal insulation is applied, dehumidification is needed for robust and risk-free future use, while maintaining the building’s cultural value. As each ventilation system has to be chosen and adapted individually to the specific building, the selection of the appropriate system type is not an easy task. For this reason, there is a need for a scientifically valid, systematic approach to pair appropriate ventilation system and airflow distribution solutions with historical buildings. This paper provides an overview of the interrelationships between heritage conservation and the need for ventilation in energy-efficient buildings, regarding building physics and indoor environmental quality. Furthermore, a systematic approach based on assessment criteria in terms of heritage significance of the building, building physics (hygrothermal performance), and building services (energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and comfort rating) according to the standard EN 16883:2017 are applied.

Keywords: building services; ventilation; historic buildings; refurbishment; indoor air quality; assessment criteria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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