Essays about: "Energy Efficient Renovation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 42 essays containing the words Energy Efficient Renovation.

1. 21. Application of an energy sensitivity analysis when refurbishing buildings in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Gabriela Miti Tsuge Costa; Denise Hermansson; [2019]
   Keywords : Sensitivity analysis; Energy performance; Million program project; Refurbishment; IDA ICE; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The European commission have set targets regarding the reduction of emission of greenhouse gases, the improvement of the energy efficiency and the use of renewable resources of energy respectively by 20 % by the year of 2020. Swedish targets are even more ambitious compared to the European Commission that aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 40 %, improve the energy efficiency by 20 % and make 50 % of the energy be produced from renewable resources. READ MORE

3. 22. A hybrid low - temperature heating system in geothermal retrofitting for public buildings in the Mediterranean climate

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Boumediene Bizimana; [2019]
   Keywords : Hybrid low-temperature floor heating; Energy performance; Thermal comfort; Indoor air quality; Lågtemperaturgolvvärme; Energiprestanda; Termisk komfort; Inomhusluftkvalitet;

   Abstract : More than 50 % of EU’s yearly energy demand is spent on heating and cooling systems with which most of its source is generated from non-renewable fossil fuel [1]. Furthermore, half of the EU buildings are heated with a non-efficient boiler of about 60% or less efficiency [1]. READ MORE

4. 23. Investigation of the energy performance and renovation opportunities in a historic building. : using questionaire and assessment scale for decision making and improving energy performance.

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

   Author : Suresh Ambu Panicker; [2019]
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   Abstract : On a global scale it is estimated that the building sector accounts for about 35% of the final energy use. The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of energy demand in European union (EU) and in Sweden too it is almost the same percentage demand. READ MORE

5. 24. Change in heating costs for different renovation alternatives of a million-housing program building

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Robert Alexandersson; Stephan Tran; [2019]
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   Abstract : In 2014 the network for energy efficient multi-residential buildings, BeBo, finished a project called “Ett hus, fem möjligheter” (“One building, five opportunities”). The purpose was to provide insight into and a comparison of five different renovation alternatives for an existing building from the million-housing program, resulting in a decrease in energy use by at least half. READ MORE

6. 25. Future climate resilience of energy-efficient retrofit projects in central Europe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Jonas Manuel Gremmelspacher; Julija Sivolova; [2019]
   Keywords : Climate change; Future climate; Climate action; Building Performance Simulations; Hygrothermal Simulations; Moisture; Heating demand; Retrofit; Renovation; Building stock; Residential; Dwellings; Thermal envelope; Heating peak loads; Thermal comfort; Indoor environmental quality; Actual case studies; Big data; Denmark; Germany; Iterative workflow; Weather files.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This study assesses the performance of buildings affected by climate change under future climate predictions for three time-periods until the end of the 21st century. Objects studied are residential multi-storey buildings, originally built before 1970 and retrofitted during the last decade. READ MORE