A Roadmap for the Certification of Polyurethane Flexible Connectors Used as Envelope Products in the Next Generation of Healthy, Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings DOI Open Access
Aneta Nowak-Michta, Arkadiusz Kwiecień,

Jagoda Michta

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Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(22), P. 5503 - 5503

Published: Nov. 12, 2024

Currently, in the European Economic Area (EEA), producers of building materials are implementing innovative solutions that provide a chance for widespread construction zero-emission and zero-energy buildings. However, they encounter legal barriers related to lack standardization procedures enabling rapid placement products on market. The project Horizon 2020: Measuring Envelope Products Systems Contributing Next Generation Healthy, Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (MEZeroE) aims support envelope used buildings, including field certification, CE (European Conformity), marking placing them relatively quickly This article presents one research developed tested by Pilot Measurement & Verification Lines (PM&VL7) as part MEZeroE Flex&Robust polyurethane flexible connectors. procedure considers applicable requirements regarding also indicates certification path this type product.

Language: Английский

Global Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future: Lessons from the US, China, and EU's Pursuit of Carbon Neutrality DOI
Solomon Evro, Babalola Aisosa Oni, Olusegun Stanley Tomomewo

et al.

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 461, P. 142635 - 142635

Published: May 20, 2024

Language: Английский

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New robust multi-criteria decision-making framework for thermal insulation of buildings under conflicting stakeholder interests DOI Creative Commons
Diana D’Agostino,

Francesco De Falco,

Federico Minelli

et al.

Applied Energy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 376, P. 124262 - 124262

Published: Aug. 22, 2024

Language: Английский

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Heat pumps as a sustainable bridge for global heating and cooling at multi-scale DOI
Hongzhi Yan, Marcel Ulrich Ahrens, Edgar G. Hertwich

et al.

Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(6), P. 2081 - 2087

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Heat pumps integrated with renewables enable carbon-neutral heating/cooling, requiring a multi-scale strategy, interdisciplinary research, and cross-sector collaboration.

Language: Английский

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Impact of activating energy demand flexibility in the building stock: A case study of Norway as a highly electrified country in the European power market DOI Creative Commons
Stian Backe, Benjamín Manrique Delgado, Magnus Askeland

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Energy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 134688 - 134688

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Enhancing Energy Performance Assessment and Labeling in Buildings: A Review of BIM-Based Approaches DOI
Luís Filipe Muta, Ana Paula Melo, Roberto Lamberts

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Journal of Building Engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 112089 - 112089

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Towards harmonising energy performance certificate indicators in Europe DOI Creative Commons
Marta Maria Sesana, Graziano Salvalai, Nives Della Valle

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Journal of Building Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 95, P. 110323 - 110323

Published: July 28, 2024

Achieving the European Union's ambitious goal of transforming buildings into carbon-neutral assets is crucial for combating climate change and improving energy efficiency. The harmonization Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) plays a vital role in this effort. It can provide standardized measure building performance, which benchmarking efficiency across Member States. In context recast Buildings Directive (EPBD) 2024, study examines progress made by EU States standardizing EPCs. research aims to evaluate implementation EPC indicators, focusing on data quality, calculation methods, costs. methodological procedure followed led development dedicated Cross Comparative Matrix (CCM) assess indicators 27 their reading feature allowed declination three scenarios different analysis: qualitative, quantitative burden findings reveal significant disparities, particularly areas such as thermal comfort smart readiness, due lack common methodology local regulatory differences. While key like performance class primary use are widely implemented, compliance with standards varies. concludes recommending methodologies enhanced assessor training improve harmonization, effectiveness. This contributes policy discussions offering comprehensive framework evaluation insights reliability, accessibility. originality lies its cross-national analysis, highlighting need unified scheme promote sustainability EU.

Language: Английский

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From Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEBs) to Zero-Emission Buildings (ZEBs): Current status and future perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Carmen Măduţa, Delia D’Agostino,

Sofia Tsemekidi-Tzeiranaki

et al.

Energy and Buildings, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 115133 - 115133

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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A Comparative Study on Discrepancies in Residential Building Energy Performance Certification in a Mediterranean Context DOI Creative Commons
Ioannis Vardopoulos, M. Santamouris, Antonis A. Zorpas

et al.

Buildings, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 1009 - 1009

Published: April 5, 2024

Energy Performance Certification (EPC) systems are pivotal in addressing the global energy challenge, particularly building sector. This study evaluates efficacy of EPC offered by Simplified Building Model interface designed to indicate compliance with Cypriot regulations, widely known as iSBEM-Cy Version 3.4a, examining a typical residential unit Cyprus. Data on construction features and electromechanical were collected, actual monthly electricity oil bills analyzed determine total primary consumption. Various factors considered, including efficiency operational parameters for heating, cooling, lighting, auxiliary systems, domestic hot water. The performance was simulated using iSBEM-Cy, allowing comparison real-world Notable discrepancies observed, deviations reaching 377.4%. Conversely, water consumption exhibited minimal variance at 7%, while heating lighting showed moderate (24.3% −113.9%, respectively). underscores need rigorous evaluations shape effective provides insights into Mediterranean research contributes broader discourse sustainable practices aligning simulation results

Language: Английский

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Readiness of Zero-Emission Buildings (ZEBs) implementation in the European Union DOI Creative Commons
Carmen Măduţa, Delia D’Agostino

E3S Web of Conferences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 523, P. 04009 - 04009

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The building sector plays a central role in the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions European Union (EU). revision Energy Performance Buildings Directive (EPBD) sets out ambitious requirements to make EU stock decarbonised by 2050. proposal for recast EPBD introduces Zero-Emission Building (ZEB) as target all new buildings 2030. This paper offers insights into concept ZEB, analysing its key methodological aspects, with focus on ambition, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Additionally, evaluates performance levels Member States, highlighting gaps between current Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings’ potential ZEB levels, specifically terms primary demand contribution. findings emphasise necessity enhance initiatives aimed at improving efficiency harnessing sources adopt highlights importance addressing GHG comprehensively, extending beyond operational phase include embodied impacts, order achieve life-cycle zero-emission stock.

Language: Английский

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Energy ratings as drivers of energy sufficiency in residential buildings: A comprehensive review and future directions DOI Creative Commons
Marta J.N. Oliveira Panão

Energy and Buildings, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 320, P. 114583 - 114583

Published: July 25, 2024

A balanced approach that integrates renewables, energy efficiency, and sufficiency is essential for achieving climate neutrality sustainability. Residential buildings are particularly significant in this context, as occupants' lifestyles shape demand. The review starts with an overview of building science. It then narrows its focus to investigate how ratings enhance residential buildings. This done by addressing three key questions: what examples actions referenced the literature, can they be categorized; codes act drivers sufficiency; whether encourage selection more appropriately sized appliances. These questions explored through various discussion topics, including a comprehensive list actions, behavioral factors influencing excessiveness or insufficiency, impact dwelling household size on use. conclusions organized into ten findings underscore aspects advancing future research policy, emphasizing need rethink appliances rating. include reinforcing role alongside energy-efficiency first principle, tailoring services user needs while exploring alternatives minimize unwanted use, expanding action beyond common practices quantifying their impacts strengthen implementation, using operational gap ratio identify areas improvement behaviors contributing excessiveness, unregulated end-uses, establishing per capita metrics evaluation, ensuring progressive efficiency appliance prevent increases demand due excessive size, developing benchmarking address regional disparities resource constraints.

Language: Английский

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