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Computational Approach to Predict Thermal Comfort Levels at Summer Peak Conditions in Passive House Based on Natural Ventilation

Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 2022
The Passive House building concept has been widely-researched in relation to its performance, especially the aspects of energy consumption and thermal properties.
Ibrahim Alhindawi, Carlos Jimenez-Bescos
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Evaluation tool for the thermal performance of retrofitted buildings using an integrated approach of deep learning artificial neural networks and infrared thermography

Energy and Built Environment, 2021
In most countries, buildings are responsible for significant energy consumption where space heating and air conditioning is responsible for the majority of this energy use.
Amin Al-Habaibeh, Arijit Sen, John Chilton   +2 more
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The Potential of Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs) to Supply Net Zero Carbon Housing

Buildings, 2022
Governments throughout the EU and the UK face a persistent challenge of satisfying the continual growth in demand for housing and create zero carbon buildings.
Stephen Finnegan, Robert Edwards, Bushra Al-Derbi, Iona Campbell, Matt Fulton   +4 more
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Energy and economic impact of the new Dubai municipality green building regulations and potential upgrades of the regulations

Energy Strategy Reviews, 2019
Dubai government has shown great interest in integrating sustainable principles into the different phases of construction. In 2011, the Green Buildings Regulations and Specification (GBRS) were issued to form a market shift toward a Green Economy for ...
Bassam Abu-Hijleh, Noha Jaheen
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Assessing Overheating Risks in Moderately Insulated Irish Social Housing: Analysis of Building Energy Ratings and Indoor Temperature Profiles

Energies
As buildings become more energy-efficient in cold climates, the unintended consequence of increased overheating risk during warmer seasons necessitates attention.
Fahimehsadat Sajadirad, Richard O’Hegarty, Oliver Kinnane   +2 more
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Trombe walls with nanoporous aerogel insulation applied to UK housing refurbishments

International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 2014
There is an opportunity to improve the efficiency of passive Trombe walls and active solar air collectors by replacing their conventional glass covers with lightweight polycarbonate panels filled with nanoporous aerogel insulation.
Mark Dowson, David Harrison, Zahir Dehouche   +2 more
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Assessing the Relationship between Measurement Length and Accuracy within Steady State Co-Heating Tests

Buildings, 2017
Evidence of a fabric performance gap has underlined the need for measurements of in situ building performance. Steady state co-heating tests have been used since the 1980s to measure whole building heat transfer coefficients, but are often cited as ...
Samuel Stamp, Hector Altamirano-Medina, Robert Lowe   +2 more
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Energy Losses or Savings Due to Air Infiltration and Envelope Sealing Costs in the Passivhaus Standard: A Review on the Mediterranean Coast

Buildings
To obtain the Passivhaus Certificate or Passivhaus Standard (PHS), requirements regarding building envelope air tightness must be met: according to the n50 parameter, at a pressure of 50 Pa, air leakage must be below 0.6 air changes per hour (ACH).
Víctor Echarri-Iribarren, Ricardo Gómez-Val, Iñigo Ugalde-Blázquez   +2 more
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Panel industrializado de aluminio extruido patentado para la ejecución de envolventes estructurales ventiladas con captación solar en construcciones de baja altura

Informes de la Construccion
Este artículo describe el proceso de diseño y análisis de un sistema tipo cassette, registrado con el nombre Walluminium, que consiste en un panel de aluminio extruido para fachadas y cubiertas, que ofrece una buena relación entre industrialización y ...
Carolina Meire, Patricia Linhares, Víctor Hermo   +2 more
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In-use Energy Performance Study Of Automated Smart Homes

Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the Built Environment, 2019
Domestic energy demand has been high on the carbon reduction agenda for some time. Today new homes are being designed following the “fabric first” principle which is reducing heat demand, but it is shifting the design challenge to ventilation.
J. MIles, K. A. Kelly, P. Sassi
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