TY  - RPRT
A1  - Lawson, R.M.
A1  - Baddoo, N.R.
A1  - Vanier, G.
A1  - Döring, Bernd
A1  - Kuhnhenne, M.
A1  - Nieminen, J.
A1  - Beguin, P.
A1  - Herbin, S.
A1  - Caroli, G.
A1  - Adetunji, I.
A1  - Kozlowski, A.
T1  - Renovation of buildings using steel technologies (Robust) - EUR 25335
N2  - Robust addresses the renovation and improvement of existing residential, industrial and commercial buildings using steel-based technologies, focusing on techniques such as over-cladding, over-roofing and roof-top extensions. Steel-intensive renovation techniques currently on the market were reviewed. Performance criteria were developed for over-cladding systems meeting current regulatory standards, with guidelines on how to achieve appropriate levels of air-tightness.
KW  - iron and steel industry
KW  - steel
KW  - materials technology
KW  - building materials
KW  - metal structure
KW  - building safety
KW  - testing
KW  - industrial research
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 978-92-79-24950-1
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2777/97860
SN  - 1831-9424
PB  - Publications Office of the European Union
CY  - Luxembourg
ER  - 
TY  - RPRT
A1  - Feldmann, M.
A1  - Kuhnhenne, M.
A1  - Döring, Bernd
A1  - Pyschny, D.
A1  - Lawson, R.M.
A1  - Chuter, R.D.
A1  - Boudjabeur, S.
A1  - Lecomte-Labory, F.
A1  - Airaksinen, M.
A1  - Heikkinen, J.
A1  - Laamanen, J.
A1  - Albart, P.
A1  - D'Haeyer, R.
A1  - Chica, J.A.
A1  - Maseda, J.M.
A1  - Amundarain, A.
A1  - Rips, M.O.
A1  - Nuñez, J.A.
A1  - Macías, O.
A1  - Beguin, P.
A1  - Ben Larbi, A.
T1  - Energy and thermal improvements for construction in steel (ETHICS) - EUR 26010
N2  - ETHICS is concerned with evaluating, measuring and making improvements in the thermal and energy performance of steel-clad and steel-framed buildings. It addresses basic building physics performance at a laboratory and full-scale level, and the preparation of design guidance for commercial, industrial and residential buildings. It includes the development of design tools to assist users in assessing whole-building performance, and calibrates these tools against whole-building measurements, which will be obtained from this research. Opportunities for renewable energy and other energy-saving features will be assessed. This project focuses on objectives that are of particular interest for the design of new steel constructions regarding energy efficiency. ETHICS investigates the as-built performance by on-site tests regarding air tightness and heat transfer properties of the building envelope and by monitoring the energy consumption and thermal comfort of selected up-to-date steel buildings. As energy efficiency is a key requirement for design and construction of buildings in the future, this project provides well-founded scientific data, which prove the high energy performance of current steel constructions and work out details for further improvements to maintain and extend the position of steel products in the construction sector.
KW  - steel
KW  - metal structure
KW  - building technique
KW  - energy efficiency
KW  - thermal insulation
KW  - industrial research
KW  - research report
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 978-92-79-30789-8
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2777/17106
SN  - 1831-9424
PB  - Publications Office of the European Union
CY  - Luxembourg
ER  -