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Advanced Energy Retrofit Guide: Practical Ways to Improve Energy Performance, K-12 Schools (Book) [PDF]

, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy developed the Advanced Energy Retrofit Guides (AERGs) to provide specific methodologies, information, and guidance to help energy managers and other stakeholders plan and execute energy efficiency improvements.

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Circular Economy Pathways for Airport Climate Change Mitigation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Airport operators face growing climate‐change pressures; the circular economy offers pathways to reduce impacts and recover resources. We examine how airport operators apply the circular economy in practice. We use an exploratory qualitative multicase design based on practitioner‐generated documents (e.g., press releases and sustainability ...
Michele Oppioli, Davide Calandra, Federico Lanzalonga, Paolo Biancone   +3 more
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Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Commercial Buildings: An Environmental, Financial, and Technical Analysis of Case Studies in Thailand

Energies, 2021
In the rapidly growing economies of Southeast Asia, energy consumption and energy costs in buildings continue to increase. Over the past decade, energy consumption from the commercial building sector in Thailand has increased at an average of 4% per ...
Christopher Charles Seeley, Shobhakar Dhakal   +1 more
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Método para retrofit em sistemas de iluminação de hospitais públicos: estudo de caso no Hospital Público Regional de Betim [PDF]

, 2012
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil, Florianópolis, 2008As dificuldades históricas da oferta de serviços de boa qualidade e em quantidade suficiente na área da
Moreira, José Francisco Campos
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Attitudes and behaviours of private sector landlords towards the energy efficiency of tenanted homes [PDF]

, 2014
The UK’s housing stock generates approximately 27 per cent of the country's total annual carbon emissions. In light of the legally binding targets to reduce carbon emissions, new housing is subject to a tightening of regulations governing energy demand ...
Hope, Alexander John, Booth, Alexander, Hope, Alex, Booth, Alex   +3 more
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How to Navigate Disrupted Business Models in the 21st Century: At the Crossroads of the Circular Economy and the Industry 4.0 Transition

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Our planet faces a critical crisis, with pollution, resource depletion and biodiversity loss surpassing sustainable limits. Businesses must address these challenges, with the circular economy and Industry 4.0 offering transformative potential through closed‐loop systems, regenerative solutions and advanced technologies.
Agnes Toth‐Peter, Rui Torres de Oliveira, Shane Mathews, Leonie Barner   +3 more
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Deep energy retrofits using different retrofit materials under different energy scenarios : life cycle cost and primary energy implications

, 2022
Building renovation is considered a key strategy to facilitating the transition towards a renewable energy system, mitigating climate change and addressing energy poverty.
Gustavsson, Leif, Piccardo, Chiara
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Analysis of Peak Demand Reduction and Energy Saving in a Mixed-Use Community through Urban Building Energy Modeling

Energies
Energy saving in buildings is essential as buildings’ operational energy use constitutes 30% of global energy consumption. Urban building energy modeling (UBEM) effectively understands urban energy consumption.
Wenxian Zhao, Zhang Deng, Yanfei Ji, Chengcheng Song, Yue Yuan, Zhiyuan Wang, Yixing Chen   +6 more
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Experimental analysis of low-cost energy retrofit strategies for residential buildings to overcome energy poverty

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022
Various policies for carbon reduction are being promoted due to the increase in energy consumption and changes in the global environment. However, the low-income household of South Korea are still living in old houses with poor energy performance; thus ...
Dae Hwan Shin, Seo Hoon Kim, Jong Hun Kim, Sumin Kim   +3 more
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Geothermal Energy Retrofit

, 2015
The Cleary University Geothermal Energy Retrofit project involved: 1. A thermal conductivity test; 2. Assessment of alternative horizontal and vertical ground heat exchanger options; 3. System design; 4. Asphalt was stripped from adjacent parking areas and a vertical geothermal ground heat exchanger system installed; 5.
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