KTH Energy Technology
Thermal Comfort and Indoor Climate
4A 1622
Project Assignment
PROJECT TITLE
Author Name(s)
6 February 2016
Department of Energy Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
100 44 Stockholm
Sweden
Name– Project title
I. Project guidelines
1. Statement of the objectives
Introduce the theme and clearly state the objectives.
The objective of this project is to design a house with a complete HVAC system in your home
country, with respect to all relevant building standards, available building materials and available
energy sources and systems.
OBJECTIVES STATED BY THE AUTHOR MUST BE FOLLOWED THROUGHOUT THE
PROJECT
2. Elaboration of the project based on the objectives defined
The project should consist of two parts.
 In the first, theoretical part, a short overview of the energy consumption in the residential
sector in your home country, detailing to the extent possible the energy consumption by
end-use (comfort heating/cooling, ventilation, lighting, appliances, etc.) should be
provided with comments on the most commonly used fuels and energy systems used in
different types of buildings. It should be followed by the evaluation of the energy costs in
the built environment as a part of national expenditure, and as part of the occupant
budgets (distinguish between residential and commercial buildings). Furthermore an
overview of the building codes relevant to the energy use in the built environment (focus
on requirements concerning building structure, building materials, thermal comfort, and
indoor air quality) should be provided. The attitude of the general public towards issues
relevant to energy conservation and energy efficiency in the built environment should be
briefly evaluated, with comments on the attitude of government/administration towards
energy efficiency and conservation in the built environment (existing or planned
campaigns aimed at promoting energy efficiency and energy conservation; outcomes of
past
campaigns).
DO NOT COPY AND PASTE TEXT FROM THE INTERNET OR OTHER SOURCES –
WE WILL BE CHECKING YOUR PROJECTS FOR PLAGIARISM – CONSEQUENT
ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN
 The second part should comprise of the heating/cooling demand load calculations, as
well as the HVAC system design for a villa located in your country. The house is 2 floor
high and has area of 150 m2, the family consists of two adults and two kids. The design
should be similar to villas commonly found in your country. Firstly design the HVAC
system that would be the most commonly found in residential buildings, and secondly
design a system using best practice technology, with special focus on energy efficiency,
energy conservation and renewable energy utilisation. You can also modify the design of
the house to make maximum use of passive solutions (and provide cooling and heating
load calculations for the new desing). However keep in mind that the system/design you
suggest should be applicable/feasible in your country (from the economic as well as
technical point of view) and affordable for most of the population. Please include at least
brief economic analysis of the suggested system.
 Finally compare both designs from the energy consumption, thermal comfort as well as
economic point of view, both capital as well as operational costs.
3. Conclusions
Make sure the conclusions match the objectives stated at the beginning.
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4. References
Carefully list all references used (both in a reference list at the end of the document, and
throughout the text as quoted; for proper referencing, see point I)
PROJECTS WITHOUT PROPER
ACCEPTED OR EVALUATED!!!
REFERENCING
WILL
NOT
BE
5. Presentation
Make sure that your presentation is clear and well-structured. Focus on the main issues.
Be sure to keep your time-constraints, as time-keeping will be enforced.
Every student will have 10-15 minutes to present his/her work in a seminar, followed by 5
minutes of discussion/questions by the audience. Finally a comparative analysis of all projects
will be presented followed by the discussion. Due to a tight schedule, time keeping will need to
be enforced. The project papers should amount to about 15-20 A4-sized pages each and should
be submitted in electronic format to Paulina and Vlasta.
II. Project format: Text: fonts etc.
The main text should be typed in Arial 11, justified. Margins: top, bottom, right 2 cm, left 3 cm.
Table of contents
1. Arial 13 Bold
1.1. Arial 12 Bold
1.1.1. Arial 11 Bold
1.1.1.1. Arial 11, underlined
Figures
Figures should have the following format (and be described below the figure):
TRY NOT TO COPY AND PASTE FIGURES (ESPECIALLY GRAPHS – DRAW THEM
YOURSELF)
Figure 1. Figure description in Arial 11, Italic, Centered (reference)
Figure 1. Regional distribution of hotels, 1997
(adapted from Olsen et al. 2000, pp.48).
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Tables
Tables should be described above the table
DO NOT COPY AND PASTE TABLES (REDRAW THEM YOURSELF)
Table 1. Figure description in Arial 11, Italic, Centered (reference)
Table 2.1. Forecasted global contribution of the travel and tourism industry for the year 2003 and
2013 (WTTC 2003, pp.4, 5, 10).
2003
Travel & tourism industry
2013
US$ 1280.4 billion
US$ 2279.2 billion
3.7% of total GDP
3.8% of total GDP
67.4 million jobs
83.89 million jobs
2.6% of total employment
2.8% of total employment
V. Referencing methods
Please use the Oxford way of referencing ONLY:
The ISO 14 000 series developed and promoted by the International Organisation for Standardisation is
ostensibly the most powerful and popular voluntary environmental standard worldwide (Clements 1996;
Middleton & Hawkins 1998; Meade & del Monaco 1999; Genot et al. 2001, pp.60; Honey & Rome 2001,
pp.27).
Book: Author(s) (year of publication), Book title. Publisher, city, country.
1. Clements R.B. (1996), Complete guide to ISO 14 000. Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA.
2. Genot H., Pogson N., François P., Carbone G. (2001), Sowing the Seeds of Change – An
Environmental Teaching Pack for the Hospitality Industry. EUHOFA, IH&RA, UNEP, Paris,
France.
3. Honey M., Rome A. (2001), Protecting paradise: certification programs for sustainable tourism
and ecotourism. The International Ecotourism Society, Washington, USA.
4. Middleton V.T.C., Hawkins R. (1998), Sustainable Tourism: A marketing perspective. ButterworthHeinemann, Oxford, UK.
Conference paper: Author(s) (year of publication), Paper title. Conference name, date,
place, relevant page numbers.
5. Meade B., del Monaco A. (1999), Environmental management: The key to successful operation.
First Pan-American Conference, Latin American Tourism in next Millennium: Education,
Investment and Sustainability, May 19-21, 1999, Panama City, Panama.
If you talked to the person
Often hotel developers and managers attempt to convince their producers and suppliers to apply for
certificates prior to purchase. This was the case with Sånga Säby (bed matresses) (Lind af Hageby 2003),
later followed by Scandic Hotels (TV receivers) (Bergkvist 2003).
Personal communication: Name of person who provided the information quoted, the
person’s employer (company, organisation) and position, form of communication, date(s)
of communication.
1. Lind af Hageby (2003), Personal communication with Alexander Lind af Hageby, VD and
Environmental Coordinator at Sånga Säby Course and Conference, March 5, 2003.
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2. Bergkvist J.P. (2003) E-mail communication with Jan-Peter Bergkvist, Director of Environmental
Affairs at Scandic, March 12, 2003.
If you are using many references from same source and year:
In 2001, the number of foreign tourists (visitors who stayed in Poland for at least one night) was equal to
14 million (6.8% less than in the previous year, Figure 2.6) (Institute of Tourism 2002 a), and the total
tourism expenditure amounted to US$ 4.49 billion (PLN 16.6 billion) (Institute of Tourism 2003 b). On
average, the foreign visitor to Poland spent US$ 29 per day in 2002 (PLN 107/day). 32% of the
expenditure was attributed to accommodation (Institute of Tourism 2003 b). In the year 2002, 45.9% of all
tourists stayed in hotels (Institute of Tourism 2003 a). Political stability and economic growth during the
last decade, as well as the potential size of the market has stimulated investment in the hospitality
segment. As a result between, 1994 and 2001, the number of hotel rooms increased by 6.5% and hotel
beds by 4.3%, while hotel stock grew by 11% between 2001 and 2002 alone (Institute of Tourism 2003 c).
Web page: Author(s) (year of publication), Publication title and “address” (i.e. book,
journal, report or conference title, relevant page numbers - as quoted), web-page URL
(as applicable, including date of issuing as well as accessing the article on the web
page).
1. Institute of Tourism (2002a), Inbound tourism to Poland. Instytut Turystyki, available at
www.intur.com.pl, last modified 3.3.2002, as accessed 22.6.2003.
2. Institute of Tourism (2002b), Accommodation stock. Instytut
www.intur.com.pl, last modified 29.9.2002, as accessed 22.6.2003.
Turystyki,
available
at
3. Institute of Tourism (2003a), Accommodation stock occupancy. Instytut Turystyki, available at
www.intur.com.pl, last modified 21.3.2003, as accessed 22.6.2003.
4. Institute of Tourism (2003b), Foreign tourists expenditure in Poland. Instytut Turystyki, available at
www.intur.com.pl, last modified 26.3.2003, as accessed 22.6.2003.
5. Institute of Tourism (2003c), Accommodation stock. Instytut
www.intur.com.pl, last modified 30.6.2003, as accessed 22.7.2003.
Turystyki,
available
at
Do not copy (…- and-paste) any written text, figures or tables
directly from references!
Reformulate the text in your own words (you may literally quote
specific, short passages – but these need to be meticulously
referenced), and redraw any graphical material that you intend to use
(also carefully referencing the source).
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