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Viviendas pasivas a favor del medio ambiente

open access: yesArquitectura +, 2018
Ante la evidente crisis energética y la creciente contaminación ambiental, es imperante buscar alternativas para satisfacer las necesidades habitables y caloríficas del ser humano, enfocándonos principalmente en la energía natural más grande existente ...
Héctor Ortíz, Estefani Quizamán
doaj   +3 more sources

The Eco-Refurbishment of a 19th Century Terraced House: Energy and Cost Performance for Current and Future UK Climates

open access: yesBuildings, 2013
The UK government, responding to concerns over climate change impacts, has undertaken to reduce CO2 emissions to 80% of 1990 levels by 2050. This scale of reduction will require major improvements in the energy efficiency of the existing UK building ...
Haniyeh Mohammadpourkarbasi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating Insulation, Glazing and Airtightness Options for Passivhaus EnerPHit Retrofitting of a Dwelling in China’s Hot Summer–Cold Winter Climate Region

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
Passivhaus EnerPHit is a rigorous retrofit energy standard for buildings, based on high thermal insulation and airtightness levels, which aims to significantly reduce building energy consumption during operation.
Chenfei Liu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

El aparejador Passivhaus

open access: yes, 2022
La construcción bajo el estándar Passivhaus conlleva una formación específica aparejada y que finaliza con la obtención de un título propio emitido por el Passivhaus Institute. Los aparejadores tenemos la suficiente capacidad técnica para su obtención. La especialización en el diseño y ejecución de edificios pasivos supone una menor demanda energética ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Determinants of Carbon Dioxide Exposure for Residents and Staff of Nursing Homes: A Field Monitoring Study in Spain

open access: yesIndoor Air, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Providing high air quality is crucial to the health and well‐being of older people living in nursing homes. A measurement study was undertaken in 22 communal rooms of five nursing homes in Spain to investigate the effects of heating, ventilation, and air‐conditioning (HVAC) systems, room characteristics, and occupant activities on the indoor air ...
Alba Fuertes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

To examine appropriate deep-retrofit practice using simulation results in an EU-funded urban regeneration project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper is based on a recently completed feasibility research - report of the Passivhaus standard retrofitting innovation activities - for the EU Horizon 2020 project REMOURBAN (REgeneration MOdel for accelerating the smart URBAN transformation ...
Anton Ianakiev   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Net Zero Energy‐Ready Buildings: A Canadian Construction Perspective and Evaluation

open access: yesAdvanced Sustainable Systems, Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2024.
The design process for net‐zero energy‐ready buildings (NZErB) enhances energy resilience. This study assesses the potential of new and retrofit buildings in Canada to achieve NZErB status, using key performance indicators. Most new buildings and many retrofit ones meet level 5 in airtightness, TEDI, MEUI, and energy efficiency, with cellulose ...
Noushad Ahamed Chittoor Mohammed   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low energy housing retrofit in North England: Overheating risks and possible mitigation strategies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In the drive to reduce space-heating demand and associated CO2 emissions as well as tackle fuel poverty, dwelling overheating and summer-time occupant thermal discomfort might be the unintended consequences of low-energy building retrofits.
Azlizawati Ibrahim   +5 more
core   +1 more source

PASSIVHAUS APLICADO AO INSTITUTO DE ARTES LYGIA PAPE

open access: yesMix Sustentável, 2018
Atualmente as crescentes demandas por energia configuram-se em um dos maiores problemas da construção civil, visto que a maior parcela do gasto energético parte justamente do uso e manutenção das edificações.
Thaís Fernandes Vilela   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The first Passivhaus in Qatar: initial monitoring and modelling energy performance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Buildings, by virtue of the energy they consume, have the biggest impact on the natural environment, and the price, availability and by-products of energy create societal and economic challenges in areas such as health and fuel poverty. Consequently, the
Amato, Alexander   +4 more
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