The Interventions

Operations at the Delphi Art Station include:

  1. Installation of external thermal insulation of masonry.
  2. Roof insulation installation.
  3. Installation of VRV air conditioning units for cooling and heating of the premises.
  4. Replacement of frames with energy frames with double glazing.
  5. Installation of solar collectors for DHW production.
  6. Replacement of conventional technology lamps with new LED technology.

Furthermore, a smart metering system consisting of electricity consumption meters and a small meteorological station is installed in order to monitor consumption and make appropriate use of the measurements. A "Living Lab" is thus created to raise awareness among the academic community and visitors to Delphi, with a special emphasis on environmental awareness and familiarization with green and innovative energy technologies.

The elements that highlight the innovation of the project are:

  • Building envelope insulation and replacement of frames: Building envelope thermal insulation and energy frames as individual technologies are widespread and used in a large number of buildings. However, the combination of thermal insulation together with building interventions, such as energy frames, creates a mixture that is highly innovative, efficient and maximizes energy savings.
  • Installation of VRV units for cooling and heating the building: This solution is particularly innovative and has multiple economic, environmental and ergonomic benefits over any alternative. In particular:
  • Heat pump units of VRV systems have higher seasonal heating and cooling efficiencies compared to other heat pumps, thus minimizing CO2 emissions and operating at the lowest possible economic cost of cooling/ heating.
  • Losses in the VRV refrigerant network are zero in contrast to those in the hot/chilled water transport network. The refrigerant transport network, like the hot/chilled water network, can be expended and modified in future facility upgrades. It is not corrosive, like the water transport network, and has a much longer life span.
  • With the VRV unit there will be only one outdoor unit installation and only one indoor unit in each space, with each space having its own fully independent operation.
  • Replacing luminaires with LEDs: LED luminaires are a modern technology that offers the same quality of lighting as conventional technologies, longer lifetime and lower energy consumption. They also offer dimming and intelligent control functions, offering a particularly innovative result.
  • Living Lab: In this lab, small-scale functional models will present how energy is produced from various renewable energy sources. At the same time, there will be equipment for the display of audio-visual educational material, equipment through which students will be able to monitor the energy data from the energy-upgraded building and make comparisons with previous consumptions. There will also be screens displaying energy data. All this will constitute a particularly pioneering and innovative intervention with multiplier benefits, raising awareness and promoting green good practices.