The EU building stock is 97% not energy efficient and the promotion of energy retrofitting strate...gies is a key way of reducing energy consumptions and greenhouse gas emission.
Green urban infrastructures have a significant impact on urban climate mitigation, on indoor and ...outdoor thermal comfort and on energy performance of buildings.
In order to reach the climate and energy targets, every country and territory should promote a s...ustainable energy plan.
The European Union is leading the global fight against climate change, and has made it one of its... top priority. The EU committed itself to reducing its overall emissions to at least 20 % below 1990 levels by 2020 and at 40% by 2030.
This work presents a project of hi-tech and supergreen ‘nZEB casale’ in Italy. The ‘nZEB casale’ ...is located in Matera, in the south of Italy. The project concerns the renovation of a medieval ‘casale’, a group of rural houses for residential use.
Building geometry, urban morphology and local climate are crucial aspects to optimize the energy ...performance of buildings at neighborhoods scale. In addition, urban form is a key parameter in modifying solar availability in densely built-up areas.
With a growing awareness around the importance of the optimization of building efficiency, being ...able to make accurate predictions of building energy demand is an invalu¬able asset for practitioners and designers.