Objectives
The general aim of the Research Group Thermal Energy Engineering is:
IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF THE HVAC SYSTEMS OF BUILDINGS PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF THERMAL COMFORT AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY
The specific objectives are:
- Reduce the energy consumption in buildings, decreasing the
environmental impact due to the use of energy in buildings, using
alternative energy sources, methodologies for energy recovery,
and collaborating with public administrations for the development of
regulations for buildings that secure an efficient energy consumption.
- Analyze the indoor environment conditions that allow to
improve the surrounding environment where the human activities are
carried out, making compatible the best degree of comfort with
the optimal primary energy consumption.
- Disseminate all those technical aspects and research
results by publishing articles and contributions to congresses
both national and international, so the derived research results can be
utilized by other researchers and technicians, with common aim of reduce
the energy consumption in buildings keeping an adequate degree of
comfort.
- Disseminate the acquired knowledge through specific courses
about the fields of research. That is, training courses about HVAC
systems, Indoor Environment Quality, Building Energy Labeling, Solar
Thermal Energy Systems, etc.
