In former socialist countries, urban districts having the lowest building and insulation quality
and the highest district heat consumption overlap with low-income and older households …

Retrofit of existing housing increases the possibility of meeting Sustainable Development
Goals. Improving quality of life, minimising energy consumption and increasing productivity …

Worldwide, the building sector is responsible for consuming more than 36% of the final
global energy and produces 39% of carbon dioxide emissions. Accordingly, sustainable …

Purpose There have been claims of inadequate maintenance practice in Tanzania's higher
learning institutions (HLIs), primarily due to the traditional conventional approach where …

Dwellings built between 1945 and 1980 have the largest energy demand in the EU, which
by 2009 represented 70% of the final energy use in buildings. A great portion of these …

Purpose This paper is based on a study of six similar buildings built in Gothenburg, Sweden,
in 1971, which were in urgent need of renovation. A life cycle profit analysis shows how four …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate long-term effects of previous policies for
energy efficiency on energy performance and heritage values. A further ambition is to better …

Abstract The revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) 2018/844 has huge
potential for efficiency gains in the EU building sector, including measures that should …

Facility management (FM) embraces multiple disciplines of practice to ensure the
functionality, comfort, safety, and the efficiency of the built environment by integrating …

Hintergrund und Ziel Mit dem Green Deal verdeutlicht die Europäische Union die
Dringlichkeit von Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz und zur Klimaanpassung. Dem weltweit für …