Climate change is varying the mean and pattern of the climatic factors as well as it is
increasing the frequency of extreme events. Consequently, these changes trigger the …

With a low rate of new building construction and an insufficient rate of existing building
renovation, there is the need to step up the pace of building renovation with ambitious …

As climate change continues, it is expected that the risk of overheating will rise in both new
and existing buildings in mixed humid climate zones in Europe. This study introduced a …

Nowadays, the concern with environment is increasingly important, with energy being one of
the sectors that have the highest impact on it. As such, the energy consumed by households …

Studies showed that up to 30% of a building's life cycle energy and emissions are
associated with the embodied phase and this number could increase to 50% for energy …

As a sustainable approach to improving the energy performance of existing buildings,
retrofits have become popular for the past decades. However, retrofitting is not an easy task …

Energy renovations often result in lower energy savings than expected. Therefore, in this
study we investigate nearly 90,000 renovated dwellings in the Netherlands with pre and post …

Abstract The European Union issued several directives in the field of energy efficiency which
impact on the building sector in order to avoid a further increase of energy consumption and …

Existing buildings represent a significant energy saving potential in Europe, and retrofitting
the building stock is essential to reach European targets. Retrofitting measures should …

One-third of all greenhouse gas emissions come from the world's building stock while
accounting for 40% of global energy use. There is no way to combat global warming or …