[HTML][HTML] Cost-benefit analysis of sustainable upgrades in existing buildings: A critical review

SA Sharbaf, P Schneider-Marin - Energy and Buildings, 2025 - Elsevier
Sustainable upgrades in existing buildings embrace activities enhancing the economic,
environmental, and social aspects of the building and its occupants. This research aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Fuzzy logic-supported building design for low-energy consumption in urban environments

M Arun, C Efremov, D Barik, P Sharma, BJ Bora… - Case studies in thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate, building materials, occupancy patterns, and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning) systems all interact in complex ways, making it difficult to design low-energy …

The digital economy and energy poverty in Central and Eastern Europe

M Simionescu, J Cifuentes-Faura - Utilities Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy policies to address fuel poverty must consider digital transformation, as the entire
policy framework needs to be managed as an interconnected system. This analysis explores …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale estimation of electricity distribution grid reinforcement requirements for the energy transition–A 2030 Spanish case study

L Herding, M Pérez-Bravo, R Barrella, R Cossent… - Energy Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing interest in distributed energy resources (DER) challenges electricity
distribution grids to host the required distributed generation (DG) capacities and the …

Policies and measures for energy efficiency improvement at households: A bibliometric analysis

D Streimikiene, GL Kyriakopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2024 - gs.elaba.lt
Abstract [eng] Recently, governmental subsidies have led to increased renewable energy
adoption and household CO2 emissions reduction. However, energy efficiency improvement …

Energy Poverty and Health Expenditure: Empirical Evidence from Vietnam

HT Nguyen-Phung, H Le - Social Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Utilizing data from the 2016 Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey, we undertake an
empirical investigation into the influence of energy poverty on the health expenditure of …

Assessing the Impact of Shallow Renovation on Energy Poverty: A Primary Data Study

R Barrella, JC Romero, A Laguillo, E Sevilla - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
One of the main identified causes of energy poverty (EP) is the low energy efficiency of
housing. In this line, since 2018, public administrations and NGOs collaborating with the …

Households' energy burden during the 2022 crisis: a policy impact assessment in a Southern European country

R Barrella - Energy Efficiency, 2024 - Springer
The global energy price crisis that started in 2021—then exacerbated by the Russian
invasion of Ukraine in March 2022—has caused unprecedented increases in electricity and …

Exploring Energy Poverty in Urban and Rural Contexts in the Era of Climate Change: A Comparative Analysis of European Countries and Israel

D Dokupilová, A Stojilovska, P Palma, JP Gouveia… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article examines the multidimensional problem of energy poverty, focusing on its
connections to climate change and its manifestation at rural and urban scales across …

[HTML][HTML] Redesigning Energy Habits: The Role of Home Renovations in Shaping Tenant Behavior

M Flouri, C Kontzinos, B Murphy, D Ördög, M Freté… - Sustainability, 2025 - mdpi.com
With an emphasis on pilots in Spain and Portugal, this study examines the connection
between Efficient, Sustainable, and Inclusive Energy (ESIE) performance improvements …