BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): January/2012 Submitted (date): 06/02/2012 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - Preparation of the deployment of several metering systems (beginning of February). The objective is to get data before refurbishment in order to facilitate the evaluation of its impact on energy performances and user comfort. - Monitoring system in 20 apartments: comfort and detailed electric consumption measurements. - Specific tests that will be repeated after refurbishment: infrared thermography (interior and exterior), blower-door test, acoustic test between floors and between apartments of a same floor. Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: <01_2012_Paris_01> - Electric meter (without monitoring system) <01_2012_Paris_02> - Back side façade (target of TIR measurements)
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BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): February/2012 Submitted (date): 02/03/2012 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - Several tests and monitoring deployment in one apartment (before refurbishment). - This month : focus on the blower door tests - 2 depressurized tests : to measure the airtightness as a function of the pressure difference value. Infrared thermography measurements are carried out simultaneously. - 1 pressurized test to make it possible to locate the air leakage pathways (with artificial smoke). It enables identifying locations where the thermal losses are potentially important. Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: <02_2012_Paris_01> - Blower door assembly 02_2012_Paris_01
BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): March/2012 Submitted (date): 02/04/2012 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - Last month: focus on the blower door tests (before refurbishment). - This month : visual characterization of the performance of windows The infrared thermography emphasizes colder areas, which are supposed to be representative of thermal losses through the joints. The surface temperature values of the double-glazing cannot be interpreted as easily because of the specificity of its thermo-radiative properties. See <03_2012_Paris_01>. The observation of artificial smoke flows confirms the previous considerations by showing the air leakage pathways around areas that should be airtight (window joints). See <03_2012_Paris_02>. Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: <03_2012_Paris_01> - Thermography of a window <03_2012_Paris_02> - Artificial smoke flows through a window
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BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): April/2012 Submitted (date): 09/05/2012 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - Last month: visual characterization of the performance of windows - This month : sensor deployment for monitoring the before-retrofit situation Electric consumption: A clamp-on ammeter placed on the electric boards (see picture1) measures the real time consumption, for various electrical uses. Comfort : The indoor temperature and the hygrometric conditions are measured by a stand-alone sensor. A complete procedure is carried out for these measurements: observations planning (choice of the number of sensors, their type, their locations, the observation period, ), development and setting of the infrastructure (sensor, repeater, datalogger, computer, web application), calibration of the devices, data check system After applying this procedure the sensors are placed in such a way that they will be protected and will not bother the users (see picture 2). All the data collected will be subsequently analysed, for different time scales, in order to evaluate the consumption characteristics according to the indoor comfort conditions. Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: - <04_2012_Paris_01> Clamp-on ammeter - <04_2012_Paris_02> Stand-alone temperature/hygrometry sensor deployment
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BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): May/2012 Submitted (date): 07/06/2012 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - Last month: sensor deployment for monitoring the before-retrofit situation - This month : Some contextual information about the refurbishment work planning (part 1) 1 building, 86 dwellings before renovation, 82 after Duration of the refurbishment work : 18 months This summer : call for tenders, result of the call, preparation of the work This autumn : Start of the refurbishment work 1 st task: Facades (10 months, start in autumn 2012). Refacing and insulation (20 cm EPS ETICS, smoothed rendering in the intermediate sections, stone cladding on metal framework at the ground level, zinc metal cladding at the top level). See the associated pictures to compare the external visual aspect of the facade before/after refurbishment. Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: - View of the facade (street side) before refurbishment <05_2012_Paris_01> - - Representation of the planned refurbished facade (street side) <05_2012_Paris_02>
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BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): June/2012 Submitted (date): 04/07/2012 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - This month : Refurbishment work planning (part 2) Heating elements (10 months, start in winter 2013). New steel radiators in all the rooms except toilets. Adjustable thermostatic valve. Ambient thermostat. Ventilation (6 months, start in spring 2013). New controlled mechanical ventilation. Reuse of the existing vertical pipes. New pipes in suspended ceilings. New motors on the roof. Extraction vents in the kitchen, toilet, and bathroom. Relieving/planing of the doors. Roofs (3 months, start in spring 2013). Insulation and repairing of the sealing of the flat roofs. Wood slabs on accessible parts (exclusives terraces). Transformation of 10 balconies into bow-windows (increase in habitable surface area). Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: - View of the planned roofs, with wood slabs on terraces and ventilation motors (source : APD) <06_2012_Paris_01> - - Example of the former ventilation management in the existing building (!) <06_2012_Paris_02> - Schematic drawing of the planned controlled mechanical ventilation system (source : presentation to the tenants) <06_2012_Paris_03>
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BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): July/2012 Submitted (date): 24/08/2012 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - This month : Refurbishment work planning (part 3) Heating production system (6 months, start in spring 2013): - replacement of the former boilers (see photo) by high efficiency new gas boilers - compliance of the fire resistance standards for basement-level boiler rooms Domestic Hot Water Production (5 months, start in spring 2013): - Heat recovery system on grey water (see photo). Works for the water from the dishwasher, washing machine, sink, basin, etc The system is based on a heat exchanger coupled to a small heat pump, and it is located in the boiler room. - Demolition of six cellars and construction of a storage facility for the hot-water tanks in the basement. - Refurbishment of the grey and waste water networks. Common areas (5 months, start in summer 2013). Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: - View of the existing boiler room <07_2012_Paris_01> - - Block diagram of the heat recovery system for grey water (source: Biofluides) <07_2012_Paris_02>
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BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): August/2012 Submitted (date): 12/02/2013 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - This month: Preparation of the tender documents - As we are currently in a preparation phase, we propose in this monthly update a close-up on the measurements before retrofitting, the next 3 MU will detail some of these measurements and first results. Observations and measurements on several topics linked to energy efficiency and comfort. Some of these measurements correspond to continuous data from wireless sensors (figure), that s the case for temperature and humidity for example. Electric consumption (continuous) Hygrometric comfort (continuous over limited periods) Acoustic insulation (diagnostic) Air tightness (diagnostic) Thermal losses through thermal bridges (diagnostic) A measurement strategy was defined in order to ensure the comparison of the situations before and after retrofitting. Hence 2 measurements periods were chosen : 1 reference period between January 2012 and autumn 2012, 1 observation period from march 2013 (start of the retrofitting works). Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: - Data collection from wireless sensors network <08_2012_Paris_01> -
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BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): September/2012 Submitted (date): 18/02/2013 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - This month : Finalization of the tender documents - Close-up on the continuous measurements before retrofitting (electric and comfort). Based on International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Expected precision: ± 0.35 C for air temperature, ±2.5% for relative humidity, ± 0,1 A RMS for electric intensity. 17 apartments are equipped (see schema for 1 example of deployment). Deployment of wireless routers in the common parts (see schema). 3 types of sensors for humidity/temperature conditions, different by their precision and context of use (see photo). 1 pair transmitter+clamp ammetter for the electric consumption (see photo). Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: - Deployment of sensors in 2 apartments <09_2012_Paris_01> - - Deployment of wireless routers and other sensors <09_2012_Paris_02> - - Installation of a Humidity/temperature sensor <09_2012_Paris_03> - - Plugged-in clamp ammetter <09_2012_Paris_04> -
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BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): October/2012 Submitted (date): 05/03/2013 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - This month : Finalization of the tender documents, invitation to tender - Close-up on the acoustic diagnosis (before refurbishment) Measurements consistent with the NF EN ISO 140.4 standard, assessment of the acoustic insulation (computation) consistent with the NF EN ISO 717-1 standard, for buildings and construction components Material (see figures): Sonometer classe 1 type 2270 Brüel & Kjaer, microphones type 4189, acoustic source type 4224 Brüel & Kjaer, acoustic calibrator type 4231 class 1 (94 and 114 db at 1000 Hz), computation software BZ 5503 and QUALIFIER (Brüel & Kjaer) Results (see figure) : low acoustic insulation between 2 apartments, D nt,a = 44 db when it is recommended to be higher than 53 db, according to the french regulation context Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: - Material for the acoustic test <10_2012_Paris_01> - - Positioning of the sensors <10_2012_Paris_02> - - Results of the test <10_2012_Paris_03> -
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BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): November/2012 Submitted (date): 09/04/2013 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update (Ongoing works, planned works, setbacks or breakthroughs five sentences at the most. - This month: Selection of the companies for the realisation of the refurbishment works. - Close-up on the infrared thermography measurements (BEFORE RETROFIT) 2 types of measurements were carried out: 1) to observe the air tightness quality, 2) to observe the thermal bridges of the facades The measurements are made from the inside in depressurization conditions during the blower-door test. The colder parts of the pictures (see figure 2) indicate locations where the air tightness quality is lower (see figure 1). In figure 3 we observe air leaks from an entrance door from the common hallway, out of the depressurization period, hence the warmer temperature observed for the leaks here. It is important here to take into account the position of the camera (inside/outside) and the direction of the air flows (positive or negative pressures) in order to interpret correctly the measurements. The measurements are made from outside the building aiming at the facade. Warmer parts correspond to thermal bridges, mainly observable for intermediary floors, shear walls, and window frames (see figures 4 and 5). In order to interpret correctly the observations, it is important here to be careful about the diversity of materials included in the field of view, and more especially to the heterogeneity of radiative properties and radiative fluxes conditions. Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: - Degraded seal, causing air leaks (put in evidence by the smoke generator) <11_2012_Paris_01> - - Observation of air leaks during the air tightness test
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BEEM Up WP2 Monthly Update template, material for the official website Covering (Month/Year): December/2012 Submitted (date): 13/06/2013 Construction site: Brogården, Alingsås, Sweden Cotentin, Paris, France van der Lelijstraat, Delft, the Netherlands Delivered by (name, company): Aurélien Henon, Nobatek News update This month: first meetings between ICF and the dedicated team from construction (Brezillon). About Beem Up: o Construction work is due for completion in the end of February 2014, according to engagement with Beem Up. o A site visit will happen by the end of July, in order to present the different technical choices in situation. About dwellings: o Site office and quarters will be installed in three flat, two type 4, at each end of the building and one type 3 in the middle. o Inventory of building will start during January. At the end, lists of works will be established and approved during a special meeting. o Show spaces must be chosen, especially the dwelling, where equipment, posters of project and materials samples, will be installed. About tenants: o A meeting has taken place to present the project to tenants. They have been notified about inventory of building. The work team has been introduced, and they have been given a short leaflet with an explanation of what is going to happened (planning, kind of works ). Pictures (at least two photos and/or videos are to be uploaded each month): Photo enclosed (jpg, min 300 dpi) Description: - <12_2012_Paris_01> - Meeting with the tenants <12_2012_Paris_02> - Presentation of the retrofitting program.
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