The author in his article deals with the problem areas in current legislation on the issue of flue gas from appliances - category C. The first part focuses mainly on the definition of the flue gas path and the required actions arising from it.
In relation with the present discussions on the use of solar energy it is useful to mention one important stage of Czech agriculture - the production of really high-quality roughage. Besides the development of methods of silage and haylage, thirty years ago the researchers looked at final drying of forage in large-scale haylofts using air solar collectors.
The paper deals with identifying suitable areas of use of small cogeneration units fossil fuels and renewable energy sources in municipal and industrial uses. Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of cogeneration units based on internal combustion engines, gas turbines and steam engines, including their position in the electricity grid
The following article is an excerpt of information from the Czech standard CSN 73 4201 Chimneys and connecting flue pipes - Design, construction and instalation of heatings appliances - about designing single-layer chimney, multilayer chimney, pressurized and high pressurized chimneys, chimney and air vents.
The Professional medical institute in Žamberk is one of the objects in the region of Pardubice in the Czech republic, where the energy performance contracting method was applicated. By implementing energy-saving project the central steam boiler was closed and a new gas boiler (power 1690 kW) was built in the building of the existing heat exchangers.
Comparison of knowledge in the field of wooden buildings between the CR and abroad is especially based on the author's many foreign visitors of completed buildings, businesses and universities, the knowledge of the extent and quality of especially American and German literature and participation in many international conferences, including the last World Congress of timber engineering WCTE, held in June 2010 in Italy.
Nowadays there is a growing interest in quality and high energy saving housing. The following article presents the almost unusual renovation of a terraced building in Denmark. It was expected that after the renovation the building with become CO2 neutral. The last house of a terrace in the twon of Albertslund, Denmakr was chosen for the renovation. It had been built in the 1960's and it is a two story terraced house with a 50m2 footprint.
In January I published an article about the upcoming revision of CSN 73 0540-2 Thermal protection of buildings, Part 2: Requirements. I expressed to changes in each individual chapter. Since then there is new development in the standard revision. Some comments by members of the Standardisation Committee No. 43 and by professionals from the April public consultation of the standard were implemented. Some chapters of the standard are nearly unchanged since January, but some have changed in fairly major way.
This paper describes the brief analysis of the quality of heat pumps offered in the Czech Republic. It specifies the importance of improving offer based on the evaluation of heat pumps according to the methodology of the European Heat Pumps Association (EHPA).This also includes the basic conditions for awarding the quality of the European Quality Label for Heat Pumps.
Our serial continues with this low-energy house built with sand-lime bricks. This time, the family house is located not far from Liberec, in the foothills of the Jizera mountains. The surroundings, predominantly rural houses near a protected natural area, influenced the shape of the house. Its location responds primarily to the surrounding buildings and the slightly sloping land.