Beyond the EPBD: The low energy residential settlement Borgo Solare

Aste, N.; Adhikari, R.S.; Buzzetti, Michela

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.05.029

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“…The service life of constructions in China is generally lower than that in other countries. The service life of resident structures in other countries is up to 50 years, while that of public structures is between 50 and 70 years [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]. Finally, according to the different regulations and characteristics of carbon emissions in different operation types in the tourism industry, the industry's product layout structure should be adjusted and tourism management portfolios optimized in order to promote tourism emission reductions; for example, by combining the advantages of the farmhouse-and store-type operations with other operational types.…”

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Use of Household Survey Data as a Tool to Assess the Carbon Footprint of Rural Tourist Accommodation and Related Services in China: A Case Study of Mount Qingcheng

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Abstract:The need to improve the accuracy of carbon emission measurements is a major issue which the tourism industry must resolve in order to reduce adverse impacts on climate change and the environment. This study established a detailed consumption list based on household survey data and calculated the carbon emissions of accommodation and services of the rural tourism industry of Mount Qingcheng using the input-output and lifecycle methods. Further, it analysed the key factors affecting carbon emissions. The results indicate that within the surveyed area, carbon emissions from accommodation and services amounted to 30.27 kg CO 2 /per person per day; these emissions were primarily from indirect sources, which accounted for 74.99% of the total emissions. Emissions from construction and production of durable goods accounted for 13.08% and 21.58% of the total emissions. The omission of these sources of carbon emissions was the primary reason for the carbon emission levels of the tourism industry being underestimated previously. For each additional 10,000 yuan in revenue, accommodation and related services of the rural tourism industry emit an additional 1412.08 kg of CO 2 . This is higher than the level of carbon emissions of the agriculture industry, but lower than those of the processing and manufacturing industries. Tourist consumption behaviours and types of tourism operations are important factors affecting carbon emissions. Effective emission reduction strategies include guiding tourist consumption behavioural changes, optimizing tourism operation portfolios, and extending the service life of constructions and durable goods.

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Use of Household Survey Data as a Tool to Assess the Carbon Footprint of Rural Tourist Accommodation and Related Services in China: A Case Study of Mount Qingcheng

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“…Through assessment of these studies, the real importance of the LCA approach in construction can be highlighted. Table 2 summarises a broad range of published environmental LCA studies of residential buildings, in terms of the proportional breakdown of lifecycle energy attributed to OE and EE per square metre of the functional unit floor area used in their respective studies, system boundary utilised, location and climatic conditions of region [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. All referenced papers in Table 2 use a process based LCA methodology.…”

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“…Note that reoccurring energy and system boundary differences were not considered here. Table 3 summarises a broad range of published environmental LCA studies, in terms of EE and EC per square metre of the functional unit floor area used in their respective studies [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][27][28][29][30][31][32][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]. The number of LCA studies on buildings has increased in recent years due to growing popularity and significance of LCA, EE and EC.…”

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Lifecycle environmental and economic performance of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) in Ireland

Goggins

Moran

Armstrong

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Energy and Buildings

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“…Else, from renewable energy, the housing may usually produce electrical energy by the PV array on its roof. [3].…”

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Impact Study of the Solar Energy on the Energy Performances of the Rural Housing in Algeria

Semache¹,

Hamidat²,

Benchatti³

2015

IJHT

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The building sector, which ranks first in terms of electricity consumption for fossil fuels, is a key sector, since it allows an influence on both demands with application of the energy efficiency measures and supply with integration of renewable sources like solar panel. Especially in Algeria which represent an inexhaustible tank of solar energy. This paper presents an energy behavior study of a rural housing in three areas in Algeria. First, we evaluated the energy needs for heating and cooling of a High Environmental Quality housing which is taken as a reference house. The performances of the reference housing are compared to those obtained for a traditional one which has the same dimensional characteristics. The results showed a positive effect of the energy efficiency measures on the energy needs reduction. A parametric study is carried out to optimize the reference housing design for each area using TRNSYS: Thermal insulation, window's glazing type and wall thermal mass. These optimal parameters could reduce again the annual energy needs. Second, a grid connected PV system is proposed to be integrated on the reference housing roof. The simulation of its electrical performances is done using Homer environment for the same areas and shows very satisfactory results.

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Beyond the EPBD: The low energy residential settlement Borgo Solare

Cited by 36 publications

References 8 publications

Use of Household Survey Data as a Tool to Assess the Carbon Footprint of Rural Tourist Accommodation and Related Services in China: A Case Study of Mount Qingcheng

Use of Household Survey Data as a Tool to Assess the Carbon Footprint of Rural Tourist Accommodation and Related Services in China: A Case Study of Mount Qingcheng

Lifecycle environmental and economic performance of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) in Ireland

Impact Study of the Solar Energy on the Energy Performances of the Rural Housing in Algeria

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