• BIM based hygrothermal modelling of building constructions 

      Autor: Fürtön, Balázs; Nagy, Balázs
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The construction industry is currently one of the least digitised. However, due to recent technological developments, building information modelling and management (BIM) systems are increasingly being used to increase the ...
    • Bringing students closer to the issues of indoor environmental quality and technology using nEMoS device: an experience in Albania 

      Autor: Francesco, Salamone; Belussi, Lorenzo; Danza, Ludovico; Dobjani, Etleva; Ghellere, Matteo; Meroni, Italo; Shtylla, Arben; Shtylla, Saimir
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The article presents the outcomes of a monitoring campaign and a survey performed in a~school building in Tirana. Included in the Bilateral Agreement between the National Research Council of Italy and the Ministry of ...
    • Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) combined with hydrogen-based electricity storage system at building-scale towards carbon neutrality 

      Autor: Aguacil , Sergi; Morier, Yvan; Couty, Philippe; Bacher, Jean-Philippe
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Electricity storage technologies in buildings are evolving, mainly to reduce their environmental impact and to improve self-sufficiency of buildings that produce their own energy through Building-Integrated Photovoltaics ...
    • Calibration of a summer building simulation model based on monitoring of user behaviour 

      Autor: Szagri, Dóra; Kairlapova, Ainur; Nagy, Balázs; Szalay, Zsuzsa
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Occupant behaviour is a field, that has always been of great interest to researchers. It could significantly modify the operation of the building and the user’s energy needs, and it is also difficult to model it according ...
    • Catalogue of construction products containing secondary raw materials from different industries and municipal waste 

      Autor: Pavlů, Tereza; Pešta, Jan; Volf, Martin; Lupíšek, Antonín
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The building industry consumes a large amount of primary raw materials and also contributes significantly to the production of waste. Applying circular principles in this field to reduce resource consumption and waste ...
    • Characteristics of business models for innovation clusters in decarbonation projects 

      Autor: Haase, Matthias; Motoasca, Emilia
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Roughly 97 % of the European Union (EU)’s building stock is not considered energy efficient, and 75 to 85 % of it will still be in use in 2050. Residential buildings account for around two thirds of final energy consumption ...
    • Circular design in the Global South 

      Autor: Huovila, Pekka; Iyer-Raniga, Usha; Cheong, Christina; Malhotra, Riya; Choudhary, Yatin; Penagos, Guillermo
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      One Planet Sustainable Buildings and Construction Programme (SBC), led by the Ministry of the Environment, Finland and co-led by RMIT University and UN Environment Programme was initiated in 2015. Work on circular built ...
    • Circular design strategies through Additive manufacturing: MoDom, a “circular building” housing model 

      Autor: Giglio, Francesca; Lauria, Massimo; Sansotta, Sara
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The doubling of the global use of raw materials in the last century is an established environmental emergency due to an all too common “take – make – dispose” linear development model. Strategic plans within the Green Deal, ...
    • Climate-resilient and resource-conserving architecture through renewable building materials and microclimate improvement 

      Autor: Vaklinova Mitrenova, Elena; Aichholzer, Martin; Santana Sosa, Aida
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Due to climate change, together with the need to reduce the ecological footprint and the future resource shortages, a climate-resilient and resource-conserving architecture must be reinforced. Dealing with the issue of ...
    • Closing the loop of textile: Circular building renovation with novel recycled insulations from wasted clothes 

      Autor: Augello, Andrea; Carcassi, Olga Beatrice; Pittau, Francesco; Malighetti, Laura Elisabetta; De Angelis, Enrico
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The implementation of new energy policies and standards for NZEB is expected to lead to a significant reduction of GHG emissions from building use in Europe in the next decades. On the other side, the growing pressure on ...
    • Comparison of thermal bridge calculation methods 

      Autor: Nagy, Balázs; Marosvölgyi, Martin; Szalay, Zsuzsa
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      We need to consider linear heat losses due to thermal bridges for the accurate calculation of building heat losses. Our research examined a whole building, and different thermal bridge calculation methods were compared. ...
    • Connected design decision networks: Multidisciplinary decision support for early building design LCA 

      Autor: Forth, Kasimir; Schneider-Marin, Patricia; Theißen, Sebastian; Höper, Jannick; Svane, Nanna Dyrup; Borrmann, André
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become the standard method to evaluate environmental impact throughout the life cycle of buildings. However, detailed data about the future building as well as knowledge about the mutual ...
    • Critical analysis of monitoring indoor air quality in education centres 

      Autor: Figueroa-Lopez, Anna; Oregi, Xabat; Martín-Garín, Alexander; Hernández-Minguillón, Rufino Javier
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Indoor Air Quality perception in education centres has being a special concern based on their high occupancy and lack of ventilation. This study aims to present an overview of 20 relevant previous studies carried out in ...
    • Decision-support tool for prioritizing retrofitting actions on Social Housing stock in Italy 

      Autor: Gaspari, Jacopo; Antonini, Ernesto; Marchi, Lia
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Housing is the main environmental impact generator (62 %) of the whole building sector, but it also has the greatest reduction potential. Enhancing its performance is thus crucial to sustainable development. Social Housing ...
    • Densification of single and two-family houses considering green space and mobility 

      Autor: Schöpflin, Florian; Erber, Sabine; Madlener, David; Prinz, Thomas
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The question of future energy-efficient creation of living space is becoming more and more important in many cities due to limited space availability and simultaneously increasing settlement pressure. Against the background ...
    • Development of a realistic scenario for the thermal energy demand of residential buildings in Bavaria till 2050 

      Autor: Barton, Michael; Pichlmeier, Franziska; Wolter, Marissa; Schweigler, Christian
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      To achieve the climate protection goals, enormous efforts must be undertaken in all sectors: households, industry, commerce, and transport. Following a straightforward approach, the political objectives foresee, that in ...
    • Development of scientific requirements for climate-neutral buildings and sustainable funding schemes in Germany 

      Autor: Eckart, Sylvi; Jäger, Juliane; Kerz, Nicolas; Rietz, Andreas
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The German Climate Protection Plan 2050 describes interim targets and measures for the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, including the building sector. With the “New European Bauhaus”, the EU Commission has ...
    • Digitalising cities: A methodology to map evaluation requirements into robust and feasible data collection approaches 

      Autor: Hernández, Jose L.; Quijano, Ana; Noaille, Pierre; Virtanen, Mikko; García, Rubén
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The sustainable development of cities relies on the implementation of multi-sectoral actions towards carbon neutrality, reducing the air pollutants emissions. The actions' decision-making process for cities transformation ...
    • Durability of latent heat storage systems 

      Autor: Bantová, Sylva; Ostrý, Milan; Struhala, Karel
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Latent heat storage represents technology with significantly higher energy storage density. The thermal energy storage capacity of building structures and storage units integrated into building services contribute to the ...
    • Dynamics of apartment building renovation investment costs based on Estonian reovation grant scheme 

      Autor: Miller, Grete; Lihtmaa, Lauri; Kalamees, Targo
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      While energy prices have increased substantially recently, we also observe that renovation prices have increased twofold wihtin last decade. This could seriously affect the motivation to invest in building renovations ...