Building performance evaluation: a dutch perspective in thermal comfort and energy consumption

Tese de mestrado integrado, Engenharia da Energia e do Ambiente, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, 2017 ; Published works have shown that buildings often consume more energy, than is necessary for occupant comfort. The building sector is accountable for 40% of EU’s final energy use and responsible for 36% of EU’s CO2 emissions, directly related to energy consumption. Researchers say that there is a huge potential for energy savings in this sector, because the available technology is currently highly cost-effective, which could help to mitigate global energy use by the building sec... Mehr ...