Present and Future Energy Consumption of Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities towards Decarbonisation

Santamouris, M.; Vasilakopoulou, Konstantina

doi:10.1016/j.prime.2021.100002

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“…In terms of energy demand, the built environment is a net consumer of energy, demanding over 36% of the global energy, and upwards to 50% of raw materials worldwide. In terms of the environmental impact, buildings are responsible for over 39% of the global greenhouse gas emissions [ 1 ].…”

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Experimental Investigation on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Concrete Using Waste Materials as an Aggregate Substitution

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The continuous growth of the concrete industry requires an increased quantity of cement and natural aggregates year after year, and it is responsible for a major part of the global CO2 emissions. These aspects led to rigorous research for suitable raw materials. Taking into account that these raw materials must have a sustainable character and also a low impact on environmental pollution, the replacement of the conventional components of concrete by residual waste can lead to these targets. This paper’s aim is to analyze the density, compressive strength and the thermal conductivity of nine concrete compositions with various rates of waste: four mixes with 10%, 20%, 40% and 60% chopped PET bottles aggregates and 10% fly ash as cement partial substitution; a mix with 60% waste polystyrene of 4–8 mm and 10% fly ash; a mix with 20% waste polystyrene of 4–8 mm, 10% waste polystyrene of 0–4 mm and 10% fly ash; a mix with 50% waste polystyrene of 4–8 mm, 20% waste polystyrene of 0–4 mm and 20% fly ash two mixes with 10% fly ash and 10% and 40% waste sawdust, respectively. Using 60% PET aggregates, 60% polystyrene granules of 4–8 mm, or 20% polystyrene of 0–4 mm together with 50% polystyrene of 4–8 mm led to the obtainment of lightweight concrete, with a density lower than 2000 kg/m3. These mixes also registered the best results from a thermal conductivity point of view, after the concrete mix with 40% saw dust. Regarding compressive strength, the mix with 10% PET obtained a result very close to the reference mix, while those with 20% PET, 40% PET, 30% polystyrene, and 10% saw dust, respectively, registered values between 22 MPa and 25 MPa, values appropriate for structural uses.

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“…To create sustainable communities and neighborhoods in urban areas, parametric Form-Based Code should involve the codes of green buildings’ construction or reconstruction. According to Santamouris and Vasilakopoulou, building energy consumption accounts for a high proportion in cities [ 30 ]. The built environment is not just a collection of buildings though, but the physical expression and manifestation of numerous economic, social, and environmental process strongly related to the human activities and the changing needs of society [ 31 ].…”

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Evaluating Parametric Form-Based Code for Sustainable Development of Urban Communities and Neighborhoods

Zhang

2022

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Parametric techniques have been implemented for planning projects in urban communities and neighborhoods. Form-Based Code, a representative planning approach, uses parametric techniques towards an efficient planning process with three-dimensional visualized schemes. However, the extent to which the parametric Form-Based Code integrates the sustainable development criteria is still unclear. This paper targets to evaluate parametric Form-Based Code towards sustainable development of urban communities. Methods of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) are hired. Criteria that related to health environment and sustainable development in LEED-ND, including smart location & linkage, neighborhood pattern & design, and green infrastructure & buildings work to test parametric Form-Based Code. Results indicate that parametric Form-Based Code are concordant with a small number of the criteria of smart location & linkage and green infrastructure & buildings. Criteria of neighborhood pattern & design are more moderately or strongly reflected in parametric Form-Based Code. Conclusions include criticism and valuable insights for the enhancement of parametric Form-Based Code towards healthy socio-environment and sustainable development of urban communities and neighborhoods.

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“…Most of them are organic composites produced by recycling and reusing waste and relying on synthetic technology. (2) From the point of view of the raw materials of green environmental protection materials, it principally applies for some materials, such as nontoxic harmless or relatively low waste emissions [4]. Toxic substances such as formaldehyde and benzene will not be involved in the production process of materials, which can effectively reduce the damage of architectural materials to residential health by this way.…”

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“…In the coming Industrial 4.0 era, the realization of building energy conservation and environmental protection does not only rely on the environmental protection characteristics of building materials but also takes intelligent and information visualization technology as the main body, through information management of building engineering, automatic assembly construction, modular simulation experiment, intelligent regulation, building performance data monitoring and other multiangle and all-round reduction, and regulation of building low-carbon emission and efficient utilization of energy, so as to realize the stability and sustainability of building energy conservation and environmental protection [2].…”

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Impact of Industry 4.0 on Green Decoration Materials in Public Architectural Engineering for Application of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection

Cui

Liu

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Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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Industry 4.0 is derived from the concept of German industry, and its essence is to use technology for efficient production. However, the evolution in wireless technologies has opened the door to a new class of plant automation architecture that offers adopters a significant strategic advantage. Under the historical background of advocating low-carbon production, energy conservation and environmental protection, and sustainable development in various fields, the awareness of ecological energy conservation and environmental protection has gradually become a mainstream ideology. This paper principally studies the application of energy conservation and environmental protection green decoration materials in public architectural engineering projects to show the advantages of energy conservation and environmental protection green decoration materials in architectural decoration construction and analyzes the future development direction of public architectural decoration in China. Therefore, it is of great significance to improve the public environment and develop new ways of housing renovation with sustainable development goals to create a sustainable Industry 4.0 combining environmental protection and sustainability.

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Present and Future Energy Consumption of Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities towards Decarbonisation

Cited by 106 publications

References 60 publications

Experimental Investigation on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Concrete Using Waste Materials as an Aggregate Substitution

Experimental Investigation on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Concrete Using Waste Materials as an Aggregate Substitution

Evaluating Parametric Form-Based Code for Sustainable Development of Urban Communities and Neighborhoods

Impact of Industry 4.0 on Green Decoration Materials in Public Architectural Engineering for Application of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection

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