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Comparing the impact of presence patterns on energy demand in residential buildings using measured data and simulation models
(Springer, 2019-04-24)
Prediction of the energy performance of buildings helps designers with decision-making during the design process in new construction, as well as in renovation projects. Simulation software is used as a prediction tool to ...
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Infiltration rate performance of buildings in the historic centre of Oporto
(IETcc-CSIC, 2014)
This work is part of a major investigation the authors are undertaking aiming to evaluate the energy performance of different retrofitting strategies for housing buildings, in order to establish preferential criteria of ...
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Implementation of urban building energy modelling in historic districts. Seville as case-study
(WIT Press, 2018)
Buildings represent 40% of the European Union’s final energy consumption and are largely of resi- dential use. From 2006 to 2016, existing European housing stocks have been analysed at national level to make the energy ...
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Thermal perception in mild climate: adaptive thermal models for schools
(MDPI, 2019-07)
A comprehensive assessment of indoor environmental conditions is performed on a representative sample of classrooms in schools across southern Spain (Mediterranean climate) to evaluate the thermal comfort level, thermal ...
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Daylighting design with lightscoop skylights: towards an optimization of proportion and spacing under overcast sky conditions
(Elsevier, 2012)
The main aim of this article is to determine suitable proportions for lightscoop skylights, whose main characteristic is a vertical opening oriented in the opposite direction to the solar trajectory, with a view to ensuring ...
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Field assessment of thermal comfort conditions and energy performance of social housing: The case of hot summers in the Mediterranean climate
(Elsevier, 2019-05)
uch of the social housing stock in southern Europe is obsolete in energy terms, with users who also present very specific socio-economic profiles requiring in-depth study. Proposals for this type of housing stock of current ...
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Social housing airtightness in Southern Europe
(Elsevier, 2019-01-15)
An extensive airtightness measurement has been carried out on 159 social housing units built in southern Spain. The sample includes homes from multifamily buildings built since the origin of social housing models in 1950, ...
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Analysis of thermal emissions from radiators in classrooms in Mediterranean climates
(Elsevier, 2011)
Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), this study focuses on the analysis of the thermal emissions of a typical classroom in an educational establishment in the south of Spain, and heated by radiators situated under the ...
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Towards Energy Demand Reduction in Social Housing Buildings: Envelope System Optimization Strategies
(Energies Editorial Office, 2012)
This work evaluates the potential for the reduction of energy demand in residential buildings by acting on the exterior envelope, both in newly constructed buildings and in the retrofitting of existing stock. It focuses ...
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Towards an Energy Assessment on an Urban Scale for Retrofitting the Housing Stock in Mediterranean Cities
(Elsevier, 2017)
According to European Directive 2012/27/EU energy retrofitting of the current housing stock is being promoted. However, few studies have been carried out characterizing housing stock energy performance in order to ...