University of Ljubljana

Dr. Saso Medved, NAS Markets Advisor
www.ee.uni-lj.si
saso.medved@fs.uni-lj.si

The Department of Environmental Studies and Heat & Mass Transfer in Buildings is involved in the following activities:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate education of students of architecture and mechanical engineering in the field of building physics, building services and renewable energy sources and sustainable development.
• Research and development focused on the development of energy efficient building envelope elements, such as pre-fabricated large- panel solar collectors, wall-integrated heat recovery ventilation systems, and roof-integrated solar-assisted low temperature heating and ventilation systems incorporating short-term latent heat storage.

Research activities include collaboration with industry partners. The Department has indoor and outdoor test fields for heating and solar systems components testing and equipment for in-situ testing of thermal and lighting comfort and IAQ.

Technical support and consultancy for building designers in the field of lighting and shading studies, numerical analyses of heat and mass transfer in buildings and construction elements, implementation of innovative HVAC technologies. Technical support also includes custom-made software packages for energy and ecology labelling, building physics and solar system planning.

Publishing also represents an important part of the Departments work. Several books, promotional leaflets, multimedia tools and distant learning modules have been published for students and specialists.