A Tool for the Evaluation of Energy-Environmental Retrofit Interventions on Opaque Walls Using ETICS
| Autor: | Pierfrancesco Fiore, C. Falce, Giuseppe Donnarumma |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Computer science
comfort indoor Energy (esotericism) Compromise media_common.quotation_subject energy-environmental retrofit Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Lead (geology) 0502 economics and business GE1-350 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common ETICS multicriteria analysis Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 05 social sciences Energy consumption Environmental economics Environmental sciences Sustainability thermal insulation opaque walls 050203 business & management Building envelope Efficient energy use Envelope (motion) |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 4063, p 4063 (2021) Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 7 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Buildings in Europe are the largest consumers of energy, since they are responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 36% of pollutant gas emissions. The energy efficiency, the consequential economic savings and the reduction of environmental impacts must necessarily consider the design of improvements that affect the opaque vertical envelope of a building. The vertical envelope generally constitutes the largest dispersing surface. In this paper, a comparative evaluation of different ETICS (External Thermal Insulation Composite System) solutions through the application of a multicriteria decision support method is proposed. The criteria at the basis of the procedure relate to the energy, environmental, indoor comfort, and economic aspects. Through the application to the case study, consisting of two types of vertical walls with reference to three different climate zones, the ETICS alternative that achieves the best compromise between the various evaluation criteria is highlighted and the solidity of the method itself is tested. The potential of the methodology in the analysis of the alternatives in adherence to individual subcriteria and the possibility of implementation with additional indicators as the needs change are also highlighted. The social impact is undoubtedly one of the expected effects of the application of the method, since a better performance of the building envelope leads to an increase in comfort and liveability of indoor spaces. Moreover, all studies aimed at increasing the performance of the building or parts of it, consequently, lead to greater accessibility by the most vulnerable members of society, in line with the principles of sustainability and inclusiveness of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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