Smart breathing walls for integrated ventilation, heat exchange, energy efficiency and air filtration

M.S. Imbabi, Andrew Peacock

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Abstract

This paper investigates a modular breathing wall cladding panel for commercial buildings and office blocks in polluted urban environments. Such panels enable the building envelope to act as an efficient heat exchanger, with reductions in operational energy achieved by using conduction heat loss to pre-heat ventilation air. The panels also act as highly efficient, maintenance-free filters of airborne particulates down to sub-micron scale for the life of the building, with similar filtration performance anticipated for biological and chemical filtration.

The result is a revolution in building technology that couples the external and built environments to save energy and provide clean ventilation air, filtered to HEPA levels, to occupants 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for life. Instead of adding pollution, it is possible for buildings in future to clean-up their surrounding urban environments.
Original languageEnglish
Pages1-21
Number of pages21
Publication statusPublished - 2003
EventASHRAE/SIBSE Conference : Building Sustainability, Value and Profit - Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Duration: 24 Sept 200326 Sept 2003

Conference

ConferenceASHRAE/SIBSE Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh
Period24/09/0326/09/03

Bibliographical note

The authors are indebted to the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Technology Transfer & Innovation Ltd (TTI), James Campbell Architects & Environmental, and The University of Aberdeen for their support. They also wish to express their appreciation to various colleagues who, through their continued interest, stimulating debate, and intellectual input have contributed indirectly to the work reported. The list includes Bruce Taylor, Samuel Aizaz, Paul Strachan, Maria Frengou, Roy Colvile, Alistair Pinkerton, Mike Player, Nigel Brazier, Sebastian Lafougere, Olivier Lucas, Javier Martinez Moreno, Julien Colas, John Watson and numerous others.

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