HYBRIDGEOTABS WORKSHOP AND TRAINING AT CLIMA2019

hybridGEOTABS will be hosting a workshop at CLIMA2019 26-29 May in Bucharest, Romania, targeting HVAC designers and engineering students.

"Towards Optimised Performance, Design and Comfort in hybridGEOTABS Buildings"

At present, the exact date and time of the workshop and training is to be confirmed...between 27-29 May - watch this space for more info when scheduled!

Workshop Synopsis:

In this workshop, the effects of radiant heating and cooling systems on Indoor Environmental Quality are discussed, as well as the design of hybridGEOTABS buildings.

In the first part of the workshop, the benefits of TABS for the IEQ in buildings are highlighted. Because TABS is most easy to apply in new buildings, a newly developed solution for existing buildings (renovation) is introduced, which is a radiant heating and cooling system with high thermal inertia (using Phase Change Materials).

The second part of the workshop starts from the challenge of optimal sizing of both the GEOTABS and secondary heating/cooling system in hybridGEOTABS buildings, controlled by use of Model Predictive Control. Starting from the state-of-the-art design processes, the ongoing R&D towards a new design procedure allowing optimal integration and sizing of hybridGEOTABS, is explained. These developments will lead to a holistic and easy-to-use design procedure for feasibility studies and predesign, avoiding case-by-case simulation work.

Chair: Lieve Helsen (KU Leuven)

Speakers: Lieve Helsen (KU Leuven), Eline Himpe (Ugent), Ongun Berk Kazanci (DTU), Qian Wang (Uponor/KTH), Wim Boydens (Boydens Engineering)