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Zero Energy Homes
In the last 50 years a fifth of the planet’s inhabitants had a strong development that deeply changed their habits and their life quality. For this enhancement, the people of the developed areas paid a high pr...
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Refurbishment Solutions for Public Buildings Towards Nearly Zero Energy Performance
This study presents some results of an recent closed European Project, RePublic_ZEB [1], where an extensive analysis was conducted for identifying cost-optimal refurbishment solution an sets of solutions applied ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Sustainable Energy in Buildings: Academy Massive Open Online Courses
According with the Research and Markets [1] analysis, the growing demand of reliable online learning solutions and technologies is the driving force of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) market. The industry forec...
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Chapter
Integrated Photovoltaics: An Opportunity for Urban Decarbonization
The need for shifting to urban renewable energy integration and use is critical when the goal is decarbonizing the global energy system. Due to cities’ integrating framework, the energy transition in urban env...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Qualitative Assessment Methodology for Positive Energy District Planning Guidelines
Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) have recently become an important concept for urban development. However, the number of publications on the transfer of the PED concept to practice is still very limited. This ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Definitions of Positive Energy Districts: A Review of the Status Quo and Challenges
This paper presents an overview of PED definitions used in five prominent EU programmes and nine PED-relevant projects across Europe. By drawing similarities and finding discrepancies between them, the paper a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Systematic Approach Towards Map** Stakeholders in Different Phases of PED Development—Extending the PED Toolbox
The development of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) is arguably the development of an innovation embedded in a community of organisations and individuals (occupants, inhabitants, citizens) who can affect or ar...