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Climatic applicability of downdraught evaporative cooling in the United States of America
(Elsevier, 2018-05)
The potential for application of downdraught cooling in the United States of America (U.S.) depends on its climatic characteristics. However, due to the large geographic span of the country, it varies due to differences ...
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Assessment of thermal comfort and energy savings in a field study on adaptive comfort with application for mixed mode offices
(Elsevier, 2018-05-15)
The study of the thermal comfort of the occupants of a building represents an important challenge, due to its close relation with energy efficiency. Facing the application of set-point temperatures, the adaptive comfort ...
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Optimal Renovation Strategies through Life-Cycle Analysis in a Pilot Building Located in a Mild Mediterranean Climate
(MDPI, 2021-02)
The 2030 climate and energy framework includes EU-wide targets and policy objectives for the period 2021–2030 of (1) at least 55% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels); (2) at least 32% share for renewable ...
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Characterizing the Air Temperature Drop in Mediterranean Courtyards from Monitoring Campaigns
(MDPI AG, 2017-08)
As microclimate modifiers, courtyards may be a good passive strategy for enhancing thermal comfort and reducing the energy demands of buildings. Thus, it is necessary to be able to quantify their tempering effect in dominant ...
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Analysis of the economic feasibility and reduction of a building’s energy consumption and emissions when integrating hybrid solar thermal/PV/micro-CHP systems
(Elsevier, 2016)
The aim of this paper is to assess the performance of several designs of hybrid systems composed of solar thermal collectors, photovoltaic panels and natural gas internal combustion engines. The software TRNSYS 17 has been ...
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Building automation system with adaptive comfort in mixed mode buildings
(Elsevier, 2018-11)
Although there are many fieldstudies to achieve a model of comfort in free running buildings, fewer studies focus on mixed-mode buildings. Moreover, there are even fewer examples of implementing such algorithms into a ...
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Potential of Energy Savings in the Public Housing Stock of Comunitat Valenciana Region by Applying the MedZEB Cost-Optimal Methodology
(MDPI, 2022)
Improving energy efficiency in buildings has a key role to play in achieving the ambitious goal of EU-wide climate neutrality by 2050, set out in the European Green Deal. This paper describes a cost-optimal analysis of ...
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PHDC: sistemas de enfriamiento evaporativo pasivos e híbridos para edificios – software de prediseño
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012)
PHDC, es un proyecto internacional, creado con el objetivo de promover el uso de sistemas de refrigeración Pasivos e Híbridos en los edificios entre profesionales de diseño, constructores, propietarios y usuarios. En este ...
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An Economic, Energy, and Environmental Analysis of PV/Micro-CHP Hybrid Systems: A Case Study of a Tertiary Building
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2018-11-07)
Our present standard of living depends strongly on energy sources, with buildings being a primary focus when it comes to reducing energy consumption due to their large contribution, especially in tertiary buildings. The ...
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Gestión y rehabilitación energética de edificios existentes: procedimiento experimental de diagnosis y caracterización energética
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2013)
Uno de los factores esenciales para la gestión y rehabilitación energética de edificios existentes es establecer un procedimiento práctico y eficiente, a partir del control distribuido y de la monitorización inteligente, ...