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The Role of Building Ventilation on Building Decarbonization

   DESCRIPTION OF THE SESSION

Decarbonization of buildings leads to a significant reduction of CO2 emissions, which is essential in order to meet climate goals. However, this is a complex undertaking, especially when decarbonization is an emergent topic for the construction sector and households. Building ventilation is connected with many factors related to building decarbonization. Considering building ventilation requirements is essential when improving the energy efficiency of buildings (for example when improving the airtightness of existing buildings). Appliance electrification aspects of building decarbonization may also provide opportunities for better IAQ for the occupants and consequently decreasing the possibility of health issues. Furthermore, designing and proposing better building ventilation strategies can help us to meet climate goals. This session aims to bring people with expertise in building ventilation and IAQ, who are working on assessing building ventilation and IAQ strategies for building decarbonization. The goal is to generate a dialogue that addresses the relationship between building ventilation and climate change and promote awareness of the need to integrate ventilation and building decarbonization research.

   OBJECTIVES OF THE SESSION

This session provides targeted guidance and general background information to help to understand how building ventilation and IAQ is currently impacting in this energy transition, and how we should address our future research.

  1. Identifying the potential approaches, we can use to reduce CO2 emissions related to building ventilation and IAQ.
  2. Outlining current gaps and/or barriers for building ventilation strategies to meet climate goals and develop suggestions on how to address those gaps and/or barriers.
  3. Understanding why these strategies are necessary for meeting the climate goals and how we can improve them.
  4. Developing a preliminary document about the role of building ventilation in building decarbonization.

   SESSION PROGRAMME

The topics of the sessions proposed in this program are selected based on general priorities in building decarbonization, such as: HVAC Systems; Health; etc.,

Quantifying the Potential Health Benefits of Home Electrification – A Meta-Analysis
Jacob Bueno de Mesquita1; Núria Casquero-Modrego1; Iain Walker1; Brennan Less1; Brett Singer1 1Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), (US)

Improving How to create a performance-based regulation on ventilation – the French Experience
Valérie Leprince1, Baptiste Poirier1, Gaëlle Guyot1,2 1CEREMA, (FR)
2Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS (FR)

Comparative Analysis Between Indoor Temperatures of Dwellings at Urban Scale During a Typical and Extreme Summers in a Temperate Climate
Ainhoa Arriazu-Ramos1; Germán Ramos Ruiz1; Juan Jose Pons Izquierdo2; Ana Sánchez-Ostiz1; Gutiérrez; Aurora Monge-Barrio1
School of Architecture, Universidad de Navarra (ES), Department of History, History of Art and Geography, Universidad de Navarra (ES)

Decarbonization and IAQ in Spain: A Roadmap
Rafael Villar-Burke1; Marta Sorribes-Gil1; Daniel Jiménez-González1, Instituto de Ciencias de la Construccion Eduardo Torroja – CSIC (ES)

Discussion Time: The Role of Building Ventilation on Building Decarbonization
Núria Casquero-Modrego; Iain Walker, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), (US)

   SESSION CHAIRS

    1. Núria Casquero-Modrego, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), (US)
    2. Iain Walker, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), (US)

   SESSION DURATION
  –90 minutes