Abstract
Museums are dedicated to protect their artwork collection and to display the collection as safely as possible. The indoor climate is of utmost importance to minimize collection degradation. Many museums employ tight climate guidelines, allowing only small fluctuations of indoor temperature and relative humidity, resulting in the following problems: huge energy consumption, the need for highcapacity HVAC systems, additional stress on monumental buildings. This research investigates the energy-saving potential of different setpoint strategies, while damage functions are used to assess the degradation risk of the collection, and an Adaptive Temperature Guideline is used to assess thermal comfort. A state-of-the-art museum in the Netherlands is modelled and the indoor climate is simulated. Energy demand includes simulated energy for heating, cooling, humidification and dehumidification. The main conclusion is that it is possible to significantly reduce the energy demand, significantly improve thermal comfort and even decrease chemical degradation.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 10th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics (NSB 2014), 15-19 June 2014, Lund, Sweden |
Editors | J. Arfvidsson, L.-E. Harderup, A. Kumlin, B. Rosencrantz |
Pages | 624-631 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | 10th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics (NSB 2014), 15-19 June 2014, Lund, Sweden - Swedish Lund University, Lund, Sweden Duration: 15 Jun 2014 → 19 Jun 2014 Conference number: 10 http://www.nsb2014.se/ https://www.nsb2014.se/ |
Conference
Conference | 10th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics (NSB 2014), 15-19 June 2014, Lund, Sweden |
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Abbreviated title | NSB2014 |
Country/Territory | Sweden |
City | Lund |
Period | 15/06/14 → 19/06/14 |
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