Search
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
Understanding the complexities of building physics and human behaviour in achieving a nearly zero energy building
(NUI Galway, 2016-07-27)
About 40% of the world’s energy consumption and approximately a third of greenhouse gas
emissions are associated with buildings. As the percentage of new buildings relative to existing
buildings is increasing at a rate ...
Retrofit solutions for Irish building stock: The impact of human behaviour
(NUI Galway, 2016)
Retrofitting buildings is recognised as the most immediate, pressing, and cost effective
mechanism to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in the building and
construction sector. It is necessary to double or ...
Achieving nearly zero-energy buildings - A lifecycle assessment approach to retrofitting buildings
(NUI Galway, 2015-04-23)
It is now widely recognised in the academic and business worlds that energy efficiency in buildings
provides significant environmental and economic opportunities, but also challenges. The building sector
offers considerable ...
Lifecycle environmental and economic performance of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2016-01-16)
Directives in the European Union are ensuring that buildings in this region are moving towards nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB). For countries like Ireland, which has a temperate oceanic climate, a key to achieving NZEB ...
Super-insulate or use renewable technology? Life cycle cost, energy and global warming potential analysis of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) in a temperate oceanic climate
(Elsevier, 2017-01-13)
There are numerous strategies available to design and construct a low energy or nearly zero energy building (NZEB). However, the design strategy for a building depends on a high number of factors including location, climate, ...