Applied System Innovation,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
7(2), С. 21 - 21
Опубликована: Март 7, 2024
The
construction
sector
stands
as
the
predominant
consumer
of
cement,
steel,
and
plastic
is
accountable
for
a
substantial
55%
industrial
carbon
emissions.
Greenhouse
gases
other
forms
pollution
linked
to
housing
significantly
contribute
adverse
environmental
impact
industry.
This
study
underscores
need
incorporate
pertinent
issues
into
Circular
Economy
(CE)
agenda
lasting
effective
mitigation
strategy.
Through
Systematic
Literature
Review
(SLR),
this
article
explores
answers
research
question:
“How
can
resolving
social
challenges?”
findings
from
comprehensive
review
highlight
that
refurbishing
(SH)
built
environment
formulating
public
policies
targeted
at
SH
emerge
pivotal
themes
solutions.
principles
present
sustainable
model
play
crucial
role
in
addressing
challenge.
In
conclusion,
SLR
demonstrates
offer
viable
approach
tackling
crisis.
By
embracing
these
principles,
be
established
address
challenges
posed
by
housing,
thereby
contributing
broader
goal
conservation
sector.
Energy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
301, С. 131531 - 131531
Опубликована: Май 11, 2024
Residential
buildings
account
for
84%
of
Italy's
built
environment,
playing
a
pivotal
role
in
the
EU's
aim
to
cut
GHG
emissions
by
55%
through
enhanced
energy
efficiency
and
climate
adaptation.
This
necessitates
comprehensive
retrofit
initiatives,
especially
sectors
like
social
housing,
which
has
been
relatively
overlooked
terms
strategies.
study
focuses
on
multi-story
building
from
1980s
Rome,
implementing
an
innovative
system
proposed
RESHeat
European
project.
system,
aimed
at
standardizing
retrofits
late
20th-century
leverages
underexplored
potential
water-source
heat
pump
(WSHP)
systems.
The
novelty
this
research
extends
its
examination
multi-family
sector
that
seen
less
attention
compared
public
spaces
smaller
residential
buildings.
Through
experimental
validation
annual
dynamic
simulations
using
TRNSYS
Simulink,
compares
existing
heating
with
upgrade
includes
WSHP
Photovoltaic-Thermal
(PVT)
panels.
demonstrated
significant
improvement,
achieving
COP
6.1
36%
Primary
Energy
Savings
(PES)
PVT
panels,
showcasing
effectiveness
these
technologies
enhancing
profile
Building and Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
256, С. 111495 - 111495
Опубликована: Апрель 6, 2024
Affordable
housing
is
characterised
by
its
poor
indoor
environment,
thermal
performance,
and
energy
poverty.
Conditions
are
expected
to
worsen
because
of
urban
heat
island
effect,
climate
change
economic
crisis.
The
atmosphere
burden
can
have
detrimental
effects
on
occupant
health
well-being.
This
study
presents
a
comprehensive
review
evidence-based
studies
related
comfort,
consumption
methods
used
for
improvements
in
low-income
households.
It
was
found
that
poverty
patterns
efficient
use
highly
depend
the
local
conditions,
building
stock
specific
occupants.
There
few
performance
comfort
affordable
Australia
and,
therefore,
essential
more
targeted
policy
developments
this
area.
could
be
hampered
challenges
monitoring
improvement
social
dwellings
caused
vulnerabilities
faced
occupants
segment.
Solar Compass,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
11, С. 100078 - 100078
Опубликована: Июль 11, 2024
Developing
countries,
including
Ghana,
face
challenges
ensuring
access
to
clean
and
reliable
cooking
fuels
technologies.
Traditional
biomass
sources
mainly
used
in
most
developing
countries
for
contribute
deforestation
indoor
air
pollution,
necessitating
a
shift
towards
environmentally
friendly
alternatives.
The
study's
primary
objective
is
evaluate
the
economic
viability
of
using
solar
PV-based
green
hydrogen
as
sustainable
fuel
Ghana.
study
adopted
well-established
equations
investigate
performance
proposed
system.
findings
revealed
that
levelized
cost
discounted
cash
flow
approach
about
89
%,
155
190
%
more
than
electricity,
liquefied
petroleum
gas
(LPG),
charcoal.
This
implies
produced
not
cost-competitive
compared
LPG,
charcoal,
electricity.
However,
with
sufficient
capital
subsidies
lower
upfront
costs,
analysis
suggests
could
become
an
attractive
alternative
fuel.
In
addition,
switching
from
firewood
yields
highest
carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
emissions
savings
across
cities
analysed.
Likewise,
replacing
charcoal
also
offers
substantial
CO2
savings,
though
firewood.
Correspondingly,
LPG
produces
growing
body
knowledge
on
energy
solutions,
offering
practical
insights
policymakers,
researchers,
industry
stakeholders
seeking
promote
adoption
economies.
Energy and Buildings,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
282, С. 112771 - 112771
Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2023
This
study
analyses
the
energy
consumption
of
a
social
housing
built
in
80′s.
typology
is
widely
diffused
building
stock
Rome
and
city's
suburbs
for
this
its
improvement
represents
dutiful
effort
Italian
national
scene,
where
efficiency
public
major
concern.
Public
funding
significantly
reduced
compared
to
past
conditions
buildings
are
deteriorating
over
time,
resulting
an
increase
air
conditioning
indoor
comfort
very
far
from
standards.
Often
it
also
difficult
act
on
passive
system,
with
insertion
thermal
insulation,
as
well
inside
apartments,
replacement
terminal
units.
For
reason
good
way
evaluate
possibility
modifying
generation
preserving
much
possible
distribution
supply
system
apartments.
In
general,
boiler
not
obsolescent,
idea
propose
hybrid
inclusion
heat
pump
(HHP),
which
could
be
implemented
renewable
equipment,
properly
installed
building.
The
results
show
that
can
lower
primary
up
28%,
thus
allowing
employment
energies
within
stock.
Solar Energy Advances,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
2, С. 100018 - 100018
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022
This
paper
aims
at
determining
and
highlighting
the
role
of
solar
energy
in
achieving
net
zero
status,
various
neighborhood
archetypes.
The
neighborhoods
considered
this
study
include
small
units
combinations
these
units,
designed
according
to
sustainable
practices
a
North
American
context.
fulfill
thermal
electrical
studied
is
compared
other
renewable
alternative
resources
such
as
wind
energy,
waste-based
energy.
Results
show
that
can
play
very
significant
fulfilling
all
needs,
even
high
density
highly
mixed
developments,
supplying
between
36%-100%
total
consumption
individual
units.
Optimal
share
excess
on-site
generation,
assist
status
combinations,
relying
on
roof
integrated
PV,
buildings
combinations.
Additional
landscape
area
required
most
neighborhoods,
especially
those
with
higher
residential
density,
integrate
collectors
loads
land
for
collectors'
integration
changes
significantly
among
becoming
relatively
(maximum
15%),
large
composed
optimal
Energies,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
17(2), С. 414 - 414
Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2024
Nowadays,
increasing
the
penetration
of
renewable
heat
technologies
is
an
important
approach
to
minimise
global
primary
energy
use
and
reduce
CO2
emissions
for
a
sustainable
future.
Thermoelectric
pumps,
which
have
some
unique
characteristics
in
comparison
with
conventional
vapour
compression
can
be
integrated
solar
thermal
storage
form
promising
technology.
However,
currently,
reliable
numerical
model
TeHPs
suitable
building
simulation
lacking
benefits
achievable
TeHP
thanks
integration
are
unclear.
To
solve
these
issues,
this
work,
experimental
apparatus
consisting
water-to-air
unit
tank
modelled
tested
first
time,
under
scenarios
without
storage,
respectively.
The
results
found
that
developed
could
well
predict
output
performance
unit,
deviations
within
12%.
Additionally,
when
combined
better
than
terms
maximum
temperature
achieved
testing
box,
response
speed
coefficient
(COP)
unit.
This
work
not
only
paves
way
following
building-integrated
simulations
units,
but
also
provides
guidance
design
systems
include
storage.
