An overview of experimental and simulation work on indoor climate and control in historic houses and monumental buildings

In Eindhoven University of Technology a unit of Building Physics and Systems (BPS) is working on topics of building physics and (HVAC) systems. The group has a number of experimental facilities and is working for more than 35 years on the computer simulation of the indoor climate in buildings in general and thermal comfort of people in particular. The group has a lot of contacts with institutes on the preservation of monumental buildings and collections. Therefore a special section is working on the topic of building physics and systems in monuments. This group of people is working on topics of heating, cooling and ventilation in historic houses and buildings, effects of humidification and dehumidification, monitoring and controls, pollution and soiling, the balance between conservation and human comfort and sustainability. The purpose of their work is threefold: getting a better knowledge of building physics and systems in monumental buildings, improving the indoor climate and durability for the buildings and their collections and propagation of this knowledge to students, engineers and architects in practice.

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