CURRENT RESEARCH DIRECTIONS IN BUILDING PHYSICS IMPROVING PERFORMANCE LEVELS FOR NEW OR RENOVATED BUILDINGS

Autor/autori: Adrian RADU, Maricica VASILACHE, Marian PRUTEANU


Abstract: In the present climatic, social and political conditions, the EU energy independence is emerging as a priority. Therefore, it set new levels of thermal protection minimum required and adapting buildings architecturally to achieve a maximum of energy efficiency. In this context and not only, thermal insulation market is shifting towards the use of materials made from renewable resources such as sheep's wool and vegetable waste. Also, it turns out that the national building stock does not meet current comfort levels, current performance levels far exceeding the performance offered by the existing buildings, built during the communist era and the dawn of the '90s. Besides this, there is a change in the population structure, with an increasing number of disabled persons, victims of car accidents or other causes and old, categories of population that cannot easily use the stairs, especially if them are balanced and have not hand current or handrail on both sides. Thus, many people become prisoners, sentenced to can’t leave their home for life. Finding solutions to these contemporary issues should concern Romanian architect and engineer.Current paper presents some research directions for the coming years and offer suggestions for adapting civil buildings at modern user requirements

Keywords: buildings, research directions, performance levels, buildings modernization

 

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