Building integration of active solar energy systems: A review of geometrical and architectural characteristics

C Vassiliades, R Agathokleous, G Barone… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar building integration, differs from everyday active solar energy systems on a building
envelope, because the active system replaces building elements and are integrated into the …

Renewable energy sources as a catalyst for energy transition: Technological innovations and an example of the energy transition in France

C Lamnatou, C Cristofari, D Chemisana - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The present article sets out to examine the connection between energy transition and factors
associated with renewable energy sources, buildings and other sectors, placing emphasis …

Photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) systems: A review with emphasis on environmental issues

C Lamnatou, D Chemisana - Renewable energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The present article is a review about PVT (photovoltaic/thermal) investigations with
emphasis on studies which include environmental issues about PVT technology. The …

Life cycle assessment of campuses: A systematic review

Y Qiu, Y Dong - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Extensive research has been dedicated to the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) for
evaluating environmental impacts on campuses, while there remains a scarcity of …

Environmental assessment of solar thermal systems for the industrial sector

A Kylili, PA Fokaides, A Ioannides… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
In Europe, about a third of the total final energy demand of the industrial sector is used for
the generation of low temperature heat below 100° C which could be satisfied by …

Air-source heat pumps for water heating at a high temperature: State of the art

G Leonzio, PS Fennell, N Shah - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Concerns about climate changes are urging the decarbonisation of the energy sector and
heat pumps are evaluated for this purpose here. About half of total energy consumption is …

Concentrating solar systems: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and environmental issues

C Lamnatou, D Chemisana - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The present article is a critical literature review about studies which are based on LCA (life
cycle assessment) and about studies which include environmental issues about …

Life cycle sustainability assessment of ground source heat pump in Shanghai, China

B Huang, V Mauerhofer - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
The growing worldwide demand for Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction has led to a
new age of energy saving. Besides the energy saving extent, the costs of energy saving …

Indicators for quantifying environmental building performance: A systematic literature review

E Maslesa, PA Jensen, M Birkved - Journal of building engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Buildings as products are complex structures with a long service life compared to most other
products and they induce considerable environmental impacts throughout their life cycle …

Environmental assessment of domestic boilers: A comparison of condensing and traditional technology using life cycle assessment methodology

G Vignali - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
This study has carried out a life cycle assessment of two different domestic natural gas
boilers in Italy, taking into account 3 different climatic regions and two dwellings with …