The assessment of building performance through energy certificates is important for tracking
and improving the energy efficiency of the building stock. The reliability of these …

The reliability, security, and sustainability of energy generation and supply are of global
importance and the building sector accounts for up to 32% of total energy consumption …

By Merle Schulken, Nathan Barlow, Noémie Cadiou, Ekaterina Chertkovskaya, Max
Hollweg, Christina Plank, Livia Regen and Verena Wolf We live in troubled times: climate …

Firewood is the main fuel used for heating in Chile, but its inefficient use is producing severe
episodes of air pollution. To address this issue, authorities implement Air Pollution …

The gap between the designed and measured building energy consumption is one of the
biggest obstacles to the realization of energy conservation goal. The factor analysis method …

The building sector is responsible for 32% of global energy consumption and 19% of all
energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. The urgent requirement for energy conservation …

Energy retrofits are significant in improving the energy efficiency of existing residential
buildings (ERB) and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. While many countries have …

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 …

This paper provides an overview of key themes and concepts within energy-related Social
Sciences and Humanities (energy-SSH) research in Europe. It aims to use this overview as …

Home energy retrofit has been a publicly-funded policy in many countries since the 1990s.
Government motivations have spanned from combating energy poverty to climate action and …