Sustainable Cooling Systems  (Scools)

How can we achieve comfortable summer comfort in well-insulated new construction homes and offices? And that while using passive cooling technologies and/or sustainable cooling systems? 

There are still many questions regarding the performance of sustainable cooling systems in practice. In addition, there is often not enough experience to install those systems correctly.

• How can we select and size sustainable cooling systems?
• What should you pay attention to when selecting and installing these systems?
• What devices are on the market?

The SCoolS project investigated the performance of various systems in detail through in situ measurements, lab tests and simulations.

Results

The results of the simulations were incorporated into an interactive online tool. It allows you to predict the performance (energy consumption and comfort) of different sustainable cooling systems based on a set of building and system parameters.

We focused on the feasibility of applying sustainable cooling systems in residential homes and smaller office buildings. Finally, we investigated the impact on comfort when choosing delivery systems in order to make a good comparison.

This project was made possible with the support of VLAIO. The follow-up project, "Cooling 2.0," will take a closer look at the design and sizing of cooling systems.

Partners

• WTCB (Scientific and technical centre for the construction industry)
• University of Bayreuth
• SKZ–KFE gGmbH