Radiation protection considerations on radon and building materials radioactivity in Near Zero Energy Buildings [PDF]
, 2017 Recent updates of the E.U. Basic Safety Standards, stated in the Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM, are focusing on risks related to radon gas concentration inside dwellings and working places, as well as radioactivity of building materials.
Franci, Daniele +4 more
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Engineering Reports, Volume 5, Issue 10, October 2023., 2023 Given that window systems and control elements, such as shading devices, play a critical role in determining a building's energy consumption and comfort, this article presents an investigation into the optimization of windows in four different orientations, along the four cardinal directions, for a typical office room in Tehran.
Sarah Nazari +2 more
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Advances in Applied Energy, 2021 California requires all new residential buildings to meet near-net zero energy building (near-NZEB) targets in its building energy efficiency standards (Title 24) starting January 2020.
Max Wei +6 more
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Carbon nanodot with highly localized excitonic emission for efficient luminescent solar concentrator
Nanophotonics, Volume 12, Issue 21, Page 4117-4126, October 2023., 2023 Abstract Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are attractive for the easy operation and high compatibility with building integrated photovoltaics due to their low cost, large‐scale and applicability. However, underutilized sunlight in visible wavelengths often impedes the advance of LSCs.
Jinhao Zang +15 more
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Dynamic simulation model of trans-critical carbon dioxide heat pump application for boosting low temperature distribution networks in dwellings [PDF]
, 2019 This research investigates the role of new hybrid energy system applications for developing a new plant refurbishment strategy to deploy small scale smart energy systems.
De Santoli, Livio +4 more
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RELATED, A FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO THE DEPLOYMENT AND CONVERSION OF DH NETWORKS TO LOW TEMPERATURE, WITH INCREASED USE OF LOCAL SOLAR SYSTEMS [PDF]
, 2018 District heating (DH) systems are key systems for the de-carbonization of heating energy in European Cities. In order to allow for this transition, while guaranteeing competitive energy costs, conversion of DHs is required. DH operation temperature needs
Garay, Roberto, Sánchez Zabala, Víctor
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Development of nearly zero energy buildings and application of cost optimum [PDF]
Business & IT, 2017 The article deals with the topic of nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) and cost-optimal level. The definition of nZEB comes from the European and national legislation.
Karasek, Jiri, Veleba, Jan
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Heliyon, 2022 The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) requires the transformation of European buildings into nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEBs) before 2050 as a mitigation strategy against the imminent climate emergency. This paper aims to determine the
Daniela Carolina Da Costa Duarte +1 more
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Green buildings and design for adaptation: strategies for renovation of the built environment [PDF]
, 2016 The recent EU Directives 2010/31 and 2012/27 provide standards of nearly zero energy buildings for new constructions, aiming at a better quality of the built environment through the adoption of high-performance solutions.
Boeri, A., Gianfrate, V., Longo, D.
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Air Enthalpy as an IAQ Indicator in Hot and Humid Environment—Experimental Evaluation
Energies, 2020 The authors studied the impact of indoor air humidity in the range of 60% to 90% on building user perception in the temperature range of 26 to 28 °C.
Michał Piasecki +3 more
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