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Dynamic thermal and hygrometric simulation of historical buildings: critical factors and possible solutions
(2020)Building dynamic simulation tools, traditionally used to study the hygrothermal performance of new buildings during the preliminary design steps, have been recently adopted also in historical buildings, as a tool to ... -
Direct characterisation of the annual performance of solar thermal and heat pump systems using a six-day whole system test
(2020)Systems that provide space heating and domestic hot water are characterized by dynamic operating conditions. For a reliable evaluation of the general system performance, dynamic system test procedures are a more reliable, ... -
Analysis of photovoltaic performance loss rates of six module types in five geographical locations
(2019)In this paper, the annual performance loss rates (PLRs) of five different grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) technologies based on outdoor field measurements were computed. The data used were collected in five different ... -
A bottom-up spatially explicit methodology to estimate the space heating demand of the building stock at regional scale
(2020)The paper presents a spatially explicit and “bottom-up” methodology for the building stock analysis of the residential sector. It integrates different input data in a Geographical Information System (GIS), without using ... -
Database of energy, environmental and economic indicators of renovation packages for European residential buildings
(2019)Increasing the energy efficiency with a vast impact in the residential building stock requires retrofit solutions that can be exploited with respect to a wide range of different building typologies and climates. Several ... -
A cross-country perspective on solar energy in urban planning: Lessons learned from international case studies
(2019)This work, framed in the IEA SHC Task 51 “Solar Energy in Urban Planning”, presents an illustrative perspective of solar energy in urban planning through the analysis of 34 international case studies conducted in 10 ... -
People’s decisions matter: understanding and addressing energy poverty with behavioral economics
(2019)Insufficient access to affordable, safe and reliable energy services deprives individuals of the essential means to live a good, satisfactory and just life. This problem is becoming more and more urgent in urban areas, in ... -
Acoustic design criteria in naturally ventilated residential buildings: new research perspectives by applying the indoor soundscape approach
(2019)The indoor-outdoor connection provided by ventilation openings has been so far a limiting factor in the use of natural ventilation (NV), due to the apparent conflict between ventilation needs and the intrusion of external ... -
Assessment methods and factors determining positive Indoor Soundscapes in residential Buildings: a systematic Review
(2019)The design of an indoor acoustic environment positively perceived by building occupants requires a perceptual approach to be adopted in order to define what makes it sound good. Soundscape standards ISO 12913 have been ... -
Deep renovation of historic buildings
(2019)Improving the energy performance of historic buildings has the potential to reduce carbon emissions while protecting built heritage through its continued use. However, implementing energy retrofits in these buildings faces ... -
Predictive Energy Control Strategy for Peak Switch and Shifting Using BESS and PV Generation Applied to the Retail Sector
(2019)As is known, a reduction in CO 2" role="presentation" style="max-height: none; display: inline; line-height: normal; text-align: left; word-spacing: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ... -
Impact of weighted average cost of capital, capital expenditure, and other parameters on future utility‐scale PV levelised cost of electricity
(2019)Solar photovoltaics (PV) is already the cheapest form of electricity generation in many countries and market segments. Market prices of PV modules and systems have developed so fast that it is difficult to find reliable ... -
Local energy communities and distributed generation: contrasting perspectives, and inevitable policy trade-offs, beyond the apparent global consensus
(2019)Although a certain degree of consensus seems to pervade the ideas of “distributed energy systems” and “energy communities”, in truth, diverse views are involved. This article aims to shed light on the variety of interpretations ... -
Sustainable energy governance in South Tyrol (Italy): A probabilistic bipartite network model
(2019)At the national scale, almost all of the European countries have already achieved energy transition targets, while at the regional and local scales, there is still some potential to further push sustainable energy transi ... -
Evaluation of natural-based internal insulation systems in historic buildings through a holistic approach
(2019)Historic buildings are defining elements of city centres but also responsible for a large share of greenhouse gas emissions. In order to reduce their energy demand, it is important to improve envelopes’ thermal transmittance ... -
Municipal transitions: The social, energy, and spatial dynamics of sociotechnical change in South Tyrol, Italy
(2019)With the aim of proposing recommendations on how to use social and territorial specificities as levers for wider achievement of climate and energy targets at local level, this research analyses territories as sociotechnical ... -
Can we hope for a collective shift in electric vehicle adoption? Testing salience and norm-based interventions in South Tyrol, Italy
(2019)Electric-drive vehicles (EVs) are a promising technology for containing environmental problems of the transport sector. However, to be effective on the environment, these need to be purchased by consumers in large quantities. ... -
Assessment of the Space Heating and Domestic Hot Water Market in Europe: Open Data and Results
(2019)The paper investigates the European space heating (SH) and domestic hot water (DHW) market in order to close knowledge gaps concerning its size. The stimulus for this research arises from incongruences found in SH and DHW ... -
Analysis and Adaptation of Q-Learning Algorithm to Expert Controls of a Solar Domestic Hot Water System
(2019)This paper discusses the development of a coupled Q-learning/fuzzy control algorithm to be applied to the control of solar domestic hot water systems. The controller brings the benefit of showing performance in line with ...
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