Buildings' refurbishment is becoming a major trend in civil construction in Europe. At the
same time European environmental and cultural commitments are being transposed to …

Energy efficiency investments in existing buildings are an effective way of reducing the
environmental impact of the building stock. Even though policies in the European Union and …

The construction sector is facing increasingly strict energy efficiency regulations. Existing
buildings have specific technical, functional and economic constraints, which, in fulfilling …

Energy retrofit of buildings in Europe is one of the main priorities in order to reach its
sustainability goals. Every building retrofit project faces with a decision making process …

Given the low renewal rate of the building stock, refurbishment of the existing residential
buildings is the obvious solution to improve the environmental performance of the building …

The building sector contributes up to 40% of energy consumption and 30% of greenhouse
gases emissions (GHG) worldwide [1]. One of the main driver to mitigate these energy and …

Energy retrofitting of historic or existing buildings is a challenge that it has not yet been
properly fully addressed. Multiple projects and methodologies are published every day but …

The construction of buildings and their operation contribute to a large proportion of total
energy end-use worldwide; indeed, buildings account for 40% of the total energy …

The refurbishment of the existing building stocks represents a great potential for energy
savings. To make the refurbishment effective, proper modeling of the current energy …

Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) has launched since 2011 the project “Città Studi Sustainable
Campus” to improve the university's sustainability performances within three main principles …