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Energy efficient museum buildings

Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2010


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Workshop on low energy climate control in museums and archives


Program

Monday 4 october

13.00 Welcome and introduction (PKL)

13:20 Introducing the jargon

Concepts in atmospheric physics and material properties which are relevant to the course. (TP)

14.00 Climate control in museums and stores

Architecture and the importance of the building envelope. (PKL)

15.00 Standards for the museum environment

The loose relationship between the environmental standards and the evidence for damage promoted by the environment. (TP)

16.00 Exercise 1: Design a museum building. First session

Introduction to the design tools: Using the psychrometric chart; plot the outside climate in relation to the desired inside climate; Identify what needs to be done (humidify/cool/heat/dehumidify) to reconcile the two; Consider both daily and annual cycles of outdoor climate. (PKL)

17.00 Radiation effects

Case story: St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai, Egypt (TP)

18.00 End of session. Social arrangement


Tuesday 5 october

09:00 Basic building physics

Principles of thermal and moisture storage. Solar gain and radiation loss from roofs. Alternative mechanical systems to supplement passive control : Heat pumps, dehumidifiers, solar panels, wind power (PKL)

10.00 Exercise 1: Design a museum building. Second session

Design the building envelope, structure and materials. Prepare presentation

11.00 The use of building materials to moderate the RH

Which building materials and components have the best humidity buffer performance (TP)

12:00 Lunch

13.00 The use of artificial and natural lighting in exhibition spaces

Minimising the energy released by lighting (PKL,TP)

14.00 How to reduce the energy use in archives and museum stores

Full air conditioned buildings, heated, dehumidified and passive controlled spaces (PKL)

15.00 Exercise 1: Design a museum building. Third session

Group presentation to the whole class

16.00 The use of predictive computer models to design the building

Case Story: The Archaeological archive in Edinburgh. (TP)

17.00 End of session


Wednesday 6 october

Excursion, see separate program


Thursday 7 october

09.00 Air pollution in museum environments (MRY)

External and internal pollutants; measurements; threshold values; ventilation; air cleaners

11.00 Exercise 2: Design a new Museum for Agriculture. First session

Introduction (PKL)

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Adapting the design to a regional climate and local building practice

Case story: New storage facilities at the Open Air Museum in Sibiu, Romania (MRY)

14.00 Exercise 2: Design a new Museum for Agriculture. Second session

16:00 After care

How to measure environmental parameters. The importance of calibration. How to store, retrieve and display climate data. (TP)

17.00 End of session


Friday 8 october

09:00 Exercise 2: Design a new Museum for Agriculture. Third session

Group presentation to the whole class

12.00 End of workshop


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