Buildings' energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are a major global concern.
Healthcare buildings, being crucial to society, pose particular challenges due to their round …

The growing demand for energy in the building sector drives the need for change from fossil
fuels to environment-friendly power sources which can also mitigate the effect of global …

The share of the elderly population is increasing, impacting countries' economic growth,
energy use, carbon dioxide emissions, and sustainable development paths. This study …

The continuous increase of energy demand with the subsequent huge fossil fuel
consumption is provoking dramatic environmental consequences. The main challenge of …

Abstract The Spanish Building Technical Code (CTE) sets that all new and restored
buildings meeting its requirements have nearly zero energy consumption. This code is …

Implementing more stringent energy requirements for public buildings has the potential to
expedite the renovation rate of building stocks. While many studies have explored optimal …

Identifying thermal bridges on building façades has been a great challenge for architects,
especially during the conceptual design stage. This is not only due to the complexity of …

Deep energy retrofit of the existing public stock is a crucial strategy to promote
environmental targets at national and EU private levels, as required by EU Directives. The …

A minimal energy demand should be required in buildings both to optimize the performance
of the building façade and to control solar gains. According to the existing studies and …

Most countries from the European Union work towards a low-carbon horizon in the building
sector. As for Spain, the last modification of the Spanish Building Technical Code in 2020 …