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Energy Conservation and Ventilation|Buildings use glass windows and glass curtain walls for ventilation control, letting in natural light, allowing clear views of the outside, security, and other needs. This use of glass allows outside heat to enter the building and indoor energy to escape, both resulting in wasted energy. Because of this, the research project investigating energy conservation and ventilation has focused on using nanotechnology and opto-electronics to develop a kind of “intelligent” glass that can provide heat insulation, power generation, and self cleaning. The project also seeks to develop “intelligent” equipment and technology that can implement an appropriate ventilation design for air and heat flows indoors and between the inside and the outside of the structure to build a comfortable and healthy living environment within the structure.
Through an understanding of how to eliminate the natural mechanisms that produce heat in an indoor environment, this project hopes to develop advanced technology, design, and equipment that will make natural ventilation and energy conservation feasible in buildings. These advanced technologies are built and tested through reduced-scale building models, reported on through the publication of research papers and used to improve the performance of real-scale structures. For example, we are especially proud of the new 3-in-1 opto-electronic glass developed by our colleague Prof. Chin-Huai Young. The heat insulation, power generation and self cleaning properties of this new glass product have led to invitations to participate in exhibitions in Germany, Japan, and the United States, and it has already been successfully used in several buildings in Taiwan and abroad. As part of the team’s ongoing work in research and education, the 3-in-1 glass has been incorporated into a mobile version of our MEGA House demonstration model as well as the full-sized MEGA House building itself. Through MEGA House we seek to further test and develop various energy-conserving technologies as well as promoting public awareness of the possibilities in this field. PEOPLE IN Energy Conservation and Ventilation |
A. Photovoltaic Glass Principal Investigator | Chin-Huai Young Secretariat | Yao-Hsuan Tseng / Ming-Jyh Chern B. Stack Displacement Ventilation Principal Investigator | Yi-Jiun Lin Secretariat | Yeong-Shin Tarng / Ching-Kong Chao C. Local Ventilation - Air Curtain Technique Project Leader | Rong-Fung Huang Secretariat | Yeong-Shin Tarng / Ching-Kong Chao |