The enhancement of energy performance of buildings has become a pillar of energy
policies. The main target is the cut of energy consumption to reduce buildings footprint. This …

The topic of low-energy buildings received a widespread and growing interest in last years,
thanks to energy saving policies of developed countries. The design of a low-energy …

The comprehensive optimization of building energy design is fundamental to promote
sustainability but it is an arduous issue that involves a huge domain of variables and …

Several new technologies can be today implemented in buildings in order to achieve the
NZEB goal. In this paper a novel computer model for predicting the energy demand of …

Abstract Nowadays, the Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) represent the new target
from 2019 onwards. The present study is focused on a single-family house (called BNZEB) …

This research explores the energy behaviour of a traditional house on the Mediterranean
coast of south-eastern Spain. The objective of the work is to determine the optimal passive …

Nowadays, the design of energy efficient and comfortable building results as the solution to
a complex optimization that involves a great number of interdependent variables. In such a …

The increasing regulatory requirements for energy efficiency in Europe imply a significant
increase in insulation and solar control of buildings, especially in hot and semi-arid climates …

This paper studies the energy behavior of several public heated swimming pools with semi-
transparent covers located in southeastern Spain with high consumption of their air …

Cost optimization is one of the key elements of the EU regulatory framework concerning the
energy performance of buildings. From this economic point of view, the optimum occurs …