Energy efficiency in the Romanian residential building stock: A literature review

Mureşan, Adina-Ana; Attia, Shady

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.02.022

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“…In Southern countries of Europe, there is a very slow advancement regarding the NZEB goal for 2020. In the case of Romania and Portugal, both countries have problems such as (1) a lack of professional knowledge about the design and construction of NZEBs, (2) a lack of local construction materials to reach a high standard, and (3) a lack of locally manufactured HVAC equipment which allows for high energy performance [7][8][9]. The user's behavior and the low purchase power mean that potential NZEB occupants prefer passive solutions rather than ones which demand high-tech equipment.…”

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Net Zero Buildings—A Framework for an Integrated Policy in Chile

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The potential of carbon dioxide emissions mitigation in the building sector can be achieved through energy policies, progressive goals, and support systems to attain sustainable constructions that guarantee the reduction of emissions. Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) is a concept that allows moving forward to neutralize buildings’ carbon emissions. This has been demonstrated by more industrial countries which have set goals and challenges to progressively approach an energy neutrality balance for buildings. Therefore, the target of this research is to define a framework for a new standard to reach NZEB in Chile. Firstly, an exhaustive review of the energy policies, NZEB definitions, and components of an NZEB system took place. Secondly, focus group discussions with local and international professionals from the building sector were organized to define a vision, opportunities, and potential measures with a focus on policies, to implement and develop local technologies for NZEB buildings in Chile. The study identifies the need to advance public policies to achieve an integrated policy for the implementation of energy neutral concept buildings. Finally, the paper presents a NZEB standard framework, including key performance indicators and suggested performance metrics thresholds.

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“…For example, studies analyzed social housing associations that offer a unique opportunity for renewable energy through the implementation and reduction of social costs for tenants [41]. In this sense, the authors explained how old residential buildings dominated by Romania's construction sector, and it must get guidelines imposed by the European Union by the year 2020 [42]. Likewise, authors such as Thøgersen (2017) propose a new instrument to measure the lifestyle of the inhabitants of the house and energy savings.…”

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“…Systemic Sustainability [8] Technology Acceptance [25] Renewable Energy Efficiency [41] Home Comfort [11] Energy Flexibility [27] Energetic Certification [37][38][39][40] Management Process [19] Technological Adoption [26] Energy Guidelines [42] Green Affordable Housing [10] Technological Diffusion [28] Home Comfort [38] Economic Disadvantages [9] Energy consumption [30] Sustainable Urban Planning [44] Housing Programs [15] Renewable Energy Efficiency [29] Affordable Housing [40] Affordable Housing [45] Types of Technology [31] Constructive Quality [37][38][39][40] Energetic politics [17,21] Climate Change [32] Neighborhood energy analysis [16] Technology Barriers [33] Efficient energy [14] Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) [34] Social Sustainability [20] CO 2 Emission Reduction [35] Design Improvements [13] Technological marketing [36] Energy Performance [12] Lifecycle [22] Sustainable Affordability [24] Energy-saving of homes [18]…”

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“…Country: Brazil (BRA); Colombia (COL); European Union (EU); United State (US); United Kingdom (UK). [37] Energy Efficiency in Social Interest Housing [38] Bioclimatic Zoning Guidelines [39,42] Housing Buildings Standard [40] Energy Certification [41,43] Social Housing Renewable Energy [44] climate change adaptation Country: Brazil (BRA); Colombia (COL); European Union (EU); United State (US); United Kingdom (UK).…”

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Clean Technology Transfer and Innovation in Social Housing Production in Brazil and Colombia. A Framework from a Systematic Review

Cubillos-González

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2020

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Over recent years in Brazil and Colombia, the social housing programs of these two countries have increasingly become directly related to the concept of green construction and seek to integrate with their respective laws. For example, a series of technological strategies allows bought countries to guarantee a reduction of the environmental impact of traditional construction technologies. Therefore, these actions try to answer the problems in the design of dwellings in Latin America. However, the construction sector reduced productivity and limited innovation in business. Some of the technological management processes in the social housing construction sector only consider the implementation of clean technologies tangentially. This situation is mainly because of general policies since they do not consider different local contexts. It is then worth asking: What impact do the processes of transfer of clean technologies have on social housing in Brazil and Colombia? This systematic review was carried out on scientific papers indexed by the science database from 2013 to 2019. The PRISMA method was applied to this review with an aim to propose a conceptual model for the transfer of clean technology in the production of social housing in Brazil and Colombia. Finally, we identify that the impact of clean technologies transfer on social housing is very low in these two countries.

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“…In Romania, high airtightness values make sense in order to reduce heat losses associated with air changes, losses which can reach between 15 and 50% of total losses in conventional buildings [72].…”

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Overview and future challenges of nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) design in Southern Europe

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Eleftheriou

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a b s t r a c tIn times of great transition of the European construction sector to energy efficient and nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB), a market observation containing qualitative and quantitative indications should help to fill out some of the current gaps concerning the EU 2020 carbon targets. Next to the economic challenges, there are equally important factors that hinder renovating the existing residential building stock and adding newly constructed high performance buildings. Under these circumstances this paper summarises the findings of a cross-comparative study of the societal and technical barriers of nZEB implementation in 7 Southern European countries. The study analyses the present situation and provides an overview on future prospects for nZEB in Southern Europe. The result presents an overview of challenges and provides recommendations based on available empirical evidence to further lower those barriers in the European construction sector. The paper finds that the most Southern European countries are poorly prepared for nZEB implementation and especially to the challenge/opportunity of retrofitting existing buildings. Creating a common approach to further develop nZEB targets, concepts and definitions in synergy with the climatic, societal and technical state of progress in Southern Europe is essential. The paper provides recommendations for actions to shift the identified gaps into opportunities for future development of climate adaptive high performance buildings.

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Energy efficiency in the Romanian residential building stock: A literature review

Cited by 55 publications

References 18 publications

Net Zero Buildings—A Framework for an Integrated Policy in Chile

Net Zero Buildings—A Framework for an Integrated Policy in Chile

Clean Technology Transfer and Innovation in Social Housing Production in Brazil and Colombia. A Framework from a Systematic Review

Overview and future challenges of nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) design in Southern Europe

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