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Long-Term Analysis of Energy Consumption and Thermal Comfort in a Passivhaus Apartment in Spain

Buildings
This study presents a detailed analysis of thermal comfort and energy consumption in a Passivhaus-certified apartment in Bolueta Tower, Bilbao, Spain, over a period of three years (2020–2022). Utilizing a comprehensive, long-term monitoring approach, the
Iñigo Rodríguez-Vidal, Rufino J. Hernández-Minguillón, Jorge Otaegi   +2 more
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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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Interrogating the technical, economic and cultural challenges of delivering the PassivHaus standard in the UK. [PDF]

, 2014
A peer-reviewed eBook, which is based on a collaborative research project coordinated by Dr. Henrik Schoenefeldt at the Centre for Architecture and Sustainable Environment at the University of Kent between May 2013 and June 2014.
Ashdown, Sam, Bowers, Karl, Fleming, Sam, Gandhi, Natasha, Hayward, Thomas, Hill, Cordelia, Nightingale, Adam, Peluffo-Navarro, Miguel, Ringrose, Jessica, Schoenefeldt, Henrik, Seaman, Rosie, Waterson, Tim, Willett, Sebastian   +12 more
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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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A high performance home in the Mediterranean climate: From the design principle to actual measurements [PDF]

, 2017
Experience developed in the northern European countries led, in the last decades, to standard and shared procedures for the design and construction of passive houses and similar high performance buildings.
Causone, Francesco, Erba, Silvia, Pagliano, Lorenzo, Pietrobon, Marco   +3 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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High energy-efficiency buildings [PDF]

, 2003
In cold, central European climates, hyper-insulated, heat-conserving buildings have proven a very effective way to reduce current energy consumption to 1/10 th of a traditional house.
E. Zambelli, G. Masera, M. Imperadori, M. Lemma   +3 more
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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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Passive house optimization for Southern Italy based on the “New Passivhaus Standard” [PDF]

, 2009
The IEE Passive-On project has drafted a proposal to adapt that Standard to the conditions that characterize Southern Europe, which is described in this paper together with its rationale.
L. Pagliano, P. Zangheri, S. Carlucci
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