Laboratory supervisor: Sándor Hámori- master lecturer
Location: DE Kassai Street Campus
Description of the laboratory:
The innovative architectural design focuses on the primary function of the building, focusing on the potential for demonstration. The building's cubature is a 15 m side cube, an energy efficient design. The three identical geometric dimensions and boundary structures provide the opportunity to test building services of equivalent value in different orientations. The movable external envelope elements allow the building's envelope to be varied. In the research rooms on the ground floor, a combination of wall heating, ceiling heating, underfloor heating and ventilation can be used to combine comfort tests. In summer, surface heating (walls, ceilings) can also be tested. The energy used can be measured, monitored by the building management system and analysed retrospectively.
Laboratorium equipment:
- Heat generation is provided by a flat plate and vacuum tube solar collector and an air - water heat pump. 4 vacuum tube collectors and 4 flat plate collectors are located on the roof of the building, in pairs for each of the four cardinal points, so that comparative analyses can be carried out.
- Ventilation is provided by a high efficiency rotary drum heat recovery air handling unit.The ability to measure the efficiency of the heat recovery system is an important factor in determining the energy use of a building.The design of the ventilation system was also based on demonstration and researchability: the demonstration rooms were designed with a variation of bottom-vented top extract and top-vented bottom extract.
Research and development areas:
- The aim is therefore to demonstrate and research innovative building services engineering solutions and energy-efficient building management options in a building with a net floor area of 300 m2, with ideal comfort parameters.
Target audience:
- The installation of the building services systems was done in a visible way throughout the building, for demonstration purposes and to carry out inspections, as the building is open to the public and students.