Towards climate neutrality within the European Union: assessment of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive implementation in Member States

C Maduta, D D'Agostino, S Tsemekidi-Tzeiranaki… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union (EU) is accelerating its clean energy transition in order to
reach climate neutrality in 2050 through targeted policies, with the Energy Performance of …

[HTML][HTML] A Sequential Multi-Staged Approach for Developing Digital One-Stop Shops to Support Energy Renovations of Residential Buildings

MM Sequeira, JP Gouveia - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Buildings account for 40% of the European Union's energy consumption. Deep energy
renovation of residential buildings is key for decarbonization and energy poverty alleviation …

[HTML][HTML] Energy Performance Certificate Classes Rating Methods Tested with Data: How Does the Application of Minimum Energy Performance Standards to Worst …

A Ferrantelli, J Kurnitski - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Energy renovations of the building stock are a paramount objective of the European Union
(EU) to combat climate change. A tool for renovation progress monitoring is energy …

[HTML][HTML] Application of Novel Phase Change Material Constructive Solution for Thermal Regulation of Passive Solar Buildings

A Figueiredo, T Silva, M Gonçalves, A Samagaio - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
A comprehensive investigation regarding the hygrothermal behavior of a constructive
solution containing phase change materials (PCMs) was performed on a full-scale test cell …

[PDF][PDF] EU challenges of reducing fossil fuel use in buildings

W Nijs, D Tarvydas, A Toleikyte - … Office of the …, 2021 - publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Energy scenarios that achieve a reduction of around 55% in greenhouse gas emissions by
2030, compared to 1990, endorse a rapid reduction of fossil fuel use in buildings in the EU …

How heterogeneous is the impact of energy efficiency on dwelling prices? Evidence from the application of the unconditional quantile hedonic model to the …

R Evangelista, JA e Silva, EA Ramalho - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper studies the impact of energy efficiency on the unconditional distribution of
residential property prices in Portugal. Using a dataset of more than 256,000 residential …

[HTML][HTML] Renovation of modernist housing developments in the pursuit of modernity for well-being and clean energy

A Turecki, M Tur, B Czarnecki, K Januszkiewicz, P Fiuk - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The research concerns renovation variants for modernist housing estates built in Szczecin,
Poland during 1918–1925 and in Bialystok, Poland during 1950–1990. These buildings are …

Feasibility of using polyurethane waste in the form of granules for civil construction

T Salem, D Shehadeh, O Bouchenafa… - Journal of Material …, 2023 - Springer
This paper investigates the feasibility of using industrially treated polyurethane waste in the
form of granules (PUG) in substitution of sand for civil construction (blocks for load or non …

A residential emissions-based carbon levy: city and neighbourhood consequences

B Anderson - Buildings and Cities, 2023 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
What are the consequences of a local carbon levy applied to (1) all estimated residential
consumption emissions and (2) all residential gas and grid electricity-related emissions …

Study of a Thermally Enhanced Light Steel Framing Building Incorporating Phase Change Materials Towards Passive Thermal Comfort

M Gonçalves, A Figueiredo, RMSF Almeida… - … and Rehabilitation of …, 2023 - Springer
Increasing attention has been given to the impacts of buildings on the environment,
economy, and society since it is the sector responsible for the highest energy demands and …