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Potential of applying adaptive strategies in buildings to reduce the severity of fuel poverty according to the climate zone and climate change: The case of Andalusia
(Elsevier, 2021-10)
The reduction of fuel poverty is among the major challenges of countries, policymakers, stakeholders, and researchers. Many contributions have today emerged; however, two aspects should be widely considered. On the one ...
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Influence of Adaptive Comfort Models in Execution Cost Improvements for Housing Thermal Environment in Concepción, Chile
(MDPI, 2018)
Most of the operational energy needed by the housing sector is used to compensate energy losses or thermal gains through the building’s envelope. As a result, any improvement in the thermal behavior will provide important ...
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Effect on the thermal properties of mortar blocks by using recycled glass and its application for social dwellings
(MDPI, 2020-10-31)
Including recycled waste material in cement mixes, as substitutes for natural aggregates, has resulted in diverse research projects, normally focused on mechanical capacities. In the case of recycled glass as an aggregate, ...
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Improvement Options of a Social Housing Prototype in Different Climate Zones in Ecuador
(MDPI, 2022-07-11)
Ecuador is a country with several climate zones. The zones’ characteristics are very different; however, there are social housing prototypes used in all the territories. This study constitutes the second part of the ...
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What are we discarding during the life cycle of a building? Case studies of social housing in Andalusia, Spain
(Elsevier, 2020)
The paper evaluates for the first time the embodied impact in CDW during the buildings life cycle by means of the bill of quantities of construction projects. The main objective is to be able to predict the future CDW to ...