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18 / Jan / 2008
1. Thermo-active Building Systems

AUTHOR: Dr. Jens Pfafferott & Doreen Kalz

| Thermoactive building systems guide2007.pdf

Can buildings be cooled with environmental energy? Yes– with the aid of thermo-active building systems. Conventional chillers become unnecessary if buildings are planned and built in an architecturally and physically energy-optimised manner.

And if using thermo-active building systems, the building's own storage capacity can be utilised for temperature compensation, and activated via natural heat sinks such as the ground, ground water, or the cool night air. Since the 1990s, more and more buildings are being cooled with these systems– and heated as well.