Identifying practical sustainable retrofit measures for existing high-rise residential buildings in various climate zones through an integrated energy-cost model

Q He, MU Hossain, ST Ng, G Augenbroe - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable building retrofit can provide a great opportunity to reduce the energy
consumption of existing buildings to commensurate the climate policies and enhance the …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review and sensitivity analysis of the factors affecting the performance of buildings equipped with Variable Refrigerant Flow system in …

A Etemad, A Shafaat, AM Bahman - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems are becoming increasingly popular in
commercial and residential buildings due to their flexibility and efficiency. Building design …

[HTML][HTML] Do energy performance certificates allow reliable predictions of actual energy consumption and savings? Learning from the Swiss national database

S Cozza, J Chambers, C Deb, JL Scartezzini… - Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The thermal performance gap in buildings is defined as the difference between the
theoretical and the actual energy consumption for heating, and is known to undermine …

To retrofit or not? Making energy retrofit decisions through life cycle thinking for Canadian residences

T Prabatha, K Hewage, H Karunathilake, R Sadiq - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Improving the energy performance of buildings has been a much-discussed topic over the
past few decades. With the current focus on climate change mitigation, emissions reduction …

[HTML][HTML] Decarbonizing cities through electrification: A strategic study for densely built residential districts in Southern Italy

V Costanzo, F Nocera, M Detommaso… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a strategic analysis of the potential for energy savings and
decarbonization in a densely built residential district through the synergistic implementation …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding domestic consumer attitude and behaviour towards energy: A study on the Island of Ireland

A Brown, H Hampton, A Foley, DF Del Rio, C Lowans… - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Attitudes towards renewable technologies and knowledge about energy consumption
influences the adoption of sustainable energy systems across power, heat and transport …

[HTML][HTML] Determining realistic U-values to substitute default U-values in EPC database to make more representative; a case-study in Ireland

K Raushan, C Ahern, B Norton - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are the foremost source of information on
the energy performance of the EU's building stock. Inherent in all EPC methodologies are …

[HTML][HTML] TIM: modelling pathways to meet Ireland's long-term energy system challenges with the TIMES-Ireland Model (v1. 0)

O Balyk, J Glynn, V Aryanpur, A Gaur… - Geoscientific Model …, 2022 - gmd.copernicus.org
Ireland has significantly increased its climate mitigation ambition, with a recent government
commitment to reduce greenhouse gases by an average of 7% yr-1 in the period to 2030 …

The impact of energy-efficiency upgrades and other distributed energy resources on a residential neighborhood-scale electrification retrofit

L Earle, J Maguire, P Munankarmi, D Roberts - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Ambitious targets for carbon emissions reductions are highlighting new challenges for
electrification strategies, leading to an increased focus on building load flexibility and energy …

An innovative approach for estimating energy demand and supply to inform local energy transitions

C McGookin, BÓ Gallachóir, E Byrne - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
A vital first step for regional energy transitions is to develop an understanding of the current
energy balance and related carbon dioxide emissions. However, there is a lack of clarity …