The Thermal Energy and Building Performance group at IREC participates in the EU Horizon 2020 project syn.ikia, with other 12 partners across Europe. The mission of syn.ikia is to increase the share of sustainable neighborhoods…
The goal of the project SEAPCAP 4 SDG is to improve the Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plans, SE(A)CAP, of selected municipalities and local authorities via a uniform adapted assessment Toolkit and an innovative…
The Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group has just updated its new section about data and software releases on IREC’s website. The aim of this section is to make available several datasets or calculation tools…
On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, the group of Thermal Energy and Building Performance participated in the first inter cluster event organized by the Cluster of Efficient Energy of Catalonia (CEEC), the Fire Safety Cluster (CLUSIC)…
The Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group of IREC has collaborated in the study “Assessment of the patrimony revaluation for energy retrofitted residential buildings” (REPAREH) with the Centre for Land Policy and Valuations (CPSV), The…
Last month, IREC signed a collaboration agreement with the IAQ cluster. The IAQ Cluster is a non-profit organization that gathers different stakeholders whose main objectives are to improve the indoor air quality (IAQ) in buildings…
The project “Laboratory Testing of Heat Pump Controllers for Demand Response through OpenADR Protocols” was carried out by the Thermal Energy and Building Performance group of IREC, under funding from Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in…
IREC collaborates with the Public Health Agency of Barcelona (Agencia de Salut Pública) to study the cooperative housing based on right-of-use model, from the point of view of energy efficiency, environmental comfort and health. The Thermal…
The Thermal Energy and Building Performance research group of IREC has developed at the Semi-virtual Energy Integration LABoratory (SEILAB), located in Tarragona, a new system for the safe handling of refrigerant R-290 (propane) within the…
The Thermal Energy and Building Performance group of IREC has collaborated in a research project with ICAEN (the Catalan Energy Institute) to investigate the potential of heat pumps in the context of Catalonia, to understand…