The present article aims to present and discuss the energy and environmental reality in the
building sector and critically investigate the future pathways towards its decarbonisation …

Urban heat island and global warming increase significantly the ambient temperature.
Higher temperatures have a serious impact on the electricity consumption of the building …

Climate and economic policy are closely correlated with energy consumption. This study
investigates the bi-directional causality between renewable (REC) and non-renewable …

In this article we conceptualise energy use from a capabilities perspective, informed by the
work of Amartya Sen, Martha Nussbaum and others following them. Building on this, we …

This paper offers an integrated conceptual framework for the research and amelioration of
energy deprivation in the home. It starts from the premise that all forms of energy and fuel …

Energy poverty–which has also been recognised via terms such as 'fuel poverty'and 'energy
vulnerability'–occurs when a household experiences inadequate levels of energy services in …

Energy poverty can be understood as the inability of a household to secure a socially and
materially necessitated level of energy services in the home. While the condition is …

The present paper discusses issues related to the three major problems of the built
environment in Europe and in particular, the energy consumption of buildings, the energy …

EU has set ambitious commitment to achieve low carbon energy and economy transition up
to 2050. This low carbon transition means sustainable energy development path based on …

The methodologies and indicators that have been proposed in the literature to measure
energy poverty are quite diverse. Some are subjective approaches based on personal or …