Energy efficient museum buildingsCopenhagen, Denmark, September 2011 Calculation tools and basic concepts |
Workshop on low energy climate control in museums and archivesThis program indicates the topics covered, the timing is not guaranteed. ProgramMonday 4 october 13.00 Welcome (PKL) 13:20 Introduction The whole course summarised in 20 minutes. (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). Not delivered, maybe later if there is time.
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 The use of building materials to moderate the RH Relative humidity buffering in places with significant air leakage (TP)
11.00 Exercise 1: Design a museum building. Second session Design the building envelope, structure and materials. Prepare presentation
12:00 Lunch 13.00 Exercise 1: Design a museum building. Third session Group presentation to the whole class
14.00 Walk to the National Gallery 16.00 The Museum climate Lecture by Marion Mecklenburg, Senior research scientist at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA.
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) (This lecture may be quite different, according to how the day evolves).
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
11:15 Summary of the course and evaluation 12.00 End of workshop |