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An assessment methodology for the energy, environmental and economic evaluation of housing renovation strategies.
Year:2016

Research Areas
  • Civil engineering and architecture

Information
Abstract
It is widely known that the improvement of the energy performance of the existing building stock is a current priority action. This paper presents a methodological approach for the comparative assessment of retrofitting solutions, with the aim of contributing to retrofitting decision-making, considering both the environmental and economic impacts through the life cycle approach. The objective of this research is to explore, through a case study, whether the current renovation measures in the Northern Spain are suitable when the holistic life cycle perspective is considered. Moreover, four retrofitting scenarios have been proposed, from the Business as Usual scenario, through Spanish Building Regulation requirements (both for existing and for new buildings) up to the Passive House standard, in order to analyze the implications of the different requirements and policy schemes. Results show how the solutions that fulfill the Spanish regulation for existing buildings are not optimal solutions from the environmental perspective. The Passive House standard is neither optimal from the financial approach.
International
Si
Congress
YRSB16 Prague
960
Place
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
0000-0000-00
Start Date
21/06/2016
End Date
24/06/2016
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YRSB16 Prague
Participants

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Arquitectura Bioclimática en un entorno sostenible-ABIO
  • Departamento: Construcción y Tecnología Arquitectónicas