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1 1..GENERAL DATA Location Szentendre, Downtown, Hungary Property Community centre of Szentendre, Public, Municipality of Szentendre Year of Building: End of 19th Century Present use (1) Community centre Building typology (2) Detached house Listed Building No Yes 2. CLIMATIC DATA es: Művelődési ház Total surface area: 975 m 2 (with attic) Daily degree Annual average: 10 o C External temperature Min: -20 C Max: 40 C Summer average: 20 C Winter average: 0 C Building main orientation Mainly East-West orientation Mainly south/west Mainly roof exposure: south, Yes orientation south/east, south west No Rain conditions Annual rainfall: 650 mm Monthly average rainfall: 52 mm Building elevation Total height (m): Pent roof , ridge Number of Floors: 3 External Floors numbers (overground): 2 Heated floors numbers: 1 Estimated % of heated areas: 39% es Basement with no permanent heating, attic (1) Present use: i.e: museum, residential, church, castle, tourism, hotel, restaurant, private house, etc. (2) building typology: i.e. :terraced house, row house, semi-detached house, firm, wooden frame house, cottage, farmhouse, Church, minster, castle, manor, etc. (If more than one, specify number of building units) 1

2 3. STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS Element Material Vertical walls Stone walls Brick walls Wood Other (define) important Importance of elements from historical view Significant, low transformability Fundamental, not renovation Good state State of conservation and maintenance issues. Easily and finally repairable (maintenance) Repairable only by renovation (restoration) repairable (to replace) Roof structure Wooden beam/truss Iron beam/truss Brick vault Stone vault Concrete Joisted floor Mixed Other (define) Windows and doors Frame Glass Iron Wood PVC Other (define) Single Double glass Other (define) Horizontal attic (floor below roof) Ground floor (slab on grade) 2

3 3. STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS Importance of elements from historical view State of conservation and maintenance issues Element Material important Significant, low transformability Fundamental, not renovation allow Good state Easily and finally reparable (maintenance) Reparable only by renovation (restoration) reparable (to replace) Typical floor Other floor n.1 (if different from typical floor) Other floor n.2 (if different from typical floor)) Other floor n.3 (if different from typical floor) e No floor 3

4 4. ENERGY DATA Analysis of weak point Cat. Elements Material Area (m 2 ) Energy efficiency Importance Reparability Presence of humidity Mould formation Little or no thermal insulation Thermal bridges Vertical walls Floors low Windows, doors Significant, influencing the use Fundamental, Easily and finally reparable (maintenance )) Reparable only by renovation (restoration) reparable (to replace) Vertical external walls Brick 595 Vertical internal walls Brick 74 Vertical staircase wall Other (describe) Ground floor (slab on grade) Brick Roof Wooden beam 974 Horizontal attic (below roof) Wooden 381 Typical floor Other floor n.1 note Other floor n.2 note Other floor n.3 note External doors Wooden 14.6 External windows Wooden 79.1 Other (describe) Other es: Other floor = if different from typical floor 4

5 5. BUILDING ENERGY BALANCE (if available) Surfaces Total Covered area (vertical surfaces) External walls area EA (m 2 ) = 595 CA (m 2 ) = 763 Volumes Total Volume V (m 3 ) = 2784 (with Heated Volume HV (m 3 ) = 1277 attic) Energy efficiency High Energy performance category "A" (<30 kwh/mq) "B" (<58 kwh/mq) Standard "C" (<87 kwh/mq) Non Energy efficient "D" (<116 kwh/mq) "E" (<145 kwh/mq) "F" (<175 kwh/mq) "G" (>175 kwh/mq) Heat transfer (U-Value) W/(m²K) External Wall = 1.0 Roof =0.6 Ground floor =0.86 Energy Index Energy exchanges - heat transfers Qt (kwh/y) = Energy dispersal - ventilation Qv (kwh/y) = Energy exchanges - radiance (solar gain) Qs (kwh/y) = 3322 Energy from internal supply (energy from equipment in building) Qi (kwh/y) = 0 Building Energy Balance es Qh = Qt + Qv - Qs - Qi --- > Qh = kwh/y No thermal insulation in attic Vaulted basement 5

6 6. EXISTING BUILDING PLANT / SYSTEM Plant / System type Cooling Cooling system by pump Natural air cooling Plant / System class importance Significant, influencing the building use important suitable for requirements Plant / system efficiency Inadequate from aesthetical viewpoint present Good state Local air conditioner Central air conditioning Window and through-wall units Other (describe).. Heating Panel heating / radiant heating Gas/methane central heating Solar heating Hot-water heating Geothermal energy system Heat pump Condensing boiler Biomass central heating Fossil fuel central heating Other (describe).. 6

7 Plant / system typology Plant /system class importance Significant, influencing the building use important suitable for requirements Plant / system efficiency Inadequate from aesthetical viewpoint present Good state Lighting Natural lighting Mixed lighting (artificial + natural) Other (describe) Ventilation Natural ventilation Mechanical ventilation Other (describe).. 7

8 7. ENERGY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND NEEDS - CHECK LIST importance Requirement Sub- requirement Technologies and/or methods Significant, influencing the building use Rational use of climatic and energy resources Rooms heating Thermal plant / systems Energy from renewable sources Building materials u-values Solar energy important suitable for requirements efficiency Inadequate by aesthetical viewpoint present Good state Rooms cooling Natural ventilation Cooling plant / system Mechanical ventilation plant / system Natural day lighting Water heating Electricity production Natural day lighting Hot water from renewable energy sources Hot-water plant / system Energy from Photovoltaic system. Rational use of water supply Reuse of wastewater Drinkable water consumption Energy from cogeneration systems Systems for reusing and impounding rain water Use of devices for reducing drinkable water consumption 8

9 Requirement Technologies and/or methods importance efficiency Reduction CO2 production Thermal system emissions control Significant, influencing the building use important suitable for requirements Inadequate by aesthetical view present Good state Reduction of polluting atmosphere emissions Visual comfort Natural day lighting Glare Acoustic Comfort Control plant / system noise Acoustic insulation external elements Acoustic insulation of plant / systems Thermal Comfort Control of air temperature in winter Control of surfaces temperature in winter Control of surfaces temperature in summer Control of air temperature in summer Air quality Control of natural ventilation Control of mechanical ventilation Control of relative humidity 9

10 Key recommendations: - From energy building diagnosis: energy requirements: - From structural and materials building analysis: critical elements (to be repaired or substituted): es: Check list editor: Partner: Editor name: e- mail: Date: 10

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