The refurbishment of building stocks constitutes a significant role in reducing carbon emissions from the built environment. However, refurbishment rates remain low despite tools …
S Liu, Y Wang, X Liu, L Yang, Y Zhang, J He - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy consumption of and carbon emissions from buildings, which substantially depend on outdoor climate conditions, may be susceptible to future climate change. However, how …
Energy retrofits are significant in improving the energy efficiency of existing residential buildings (ERB) and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. While many countries have …
The concept of retrofitting is an important milestone in the evolutionary development toward upgrading the energy efficiency of residential buildings. Various policy instruments have …
Old buildings are known to have poor energy performance and have limited improvement options as they approach their end-of-life. The demand for sustainable design and …
A Bruck, SD Ruano, H Auer - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of Europe's building stock is labelled inefficient. This calls for building envelope retrofitting to reduce energy demand and emissions. Positive Energy Districts (PED) aim for …
Assessing the energy performance of existing residential buildings (ERB) has been identified as key to improving building energy efficiency and reducing associated …
X Yang, Z Chen, Y Zou, F Wan - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The existing building stock faces the challenge of low energy efficiency and requires renovation and upgrading to meet society′ s goals of carbon reduction and sustainable …
The urgency of addressing building energy consumption's impact on climate change, particularly from fossil fuels, is of great significance. This study investigates the …