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Category: Articles

Ten questions concerning energy flexibility in buildings

Ten questions concerning energy flexibility in buildings Rongling Li a, Andrew J. Satchwell b, Donal Finn cd, Toke Haunstrup Christensen e, Michaël Kummert f, Jérôme Le Dréau g, Rui Amaral Lopes hi, Henrik Madsen jk, Jaume Salom l, Gregor Henze mno, Kim Wittchen e aDepartment of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Brovej Building 118, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; bElectricity Markets and Policy Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States; cSchool of Mechanical and Materials Engr., University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; dEnergy Institute, […]

Recent Trends in Demand-Side Flexibility

Recent Trends in Demand-Side Flexibility Henrik Madsen1 , Seyed Shahabaldin Tohidi1 , Razgar Ebrahimy1 , Mohsen Banaei1 , Tobias K. S. Ritschel1(B) , and Nariman Mahdavi2 1Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark tobk@dtu.dk 2CSIRO, Mayfield West, NSW 2304, Australia

An interdisciplinary collaboration framework for the sustainable design of building integrated photovoltaics with complex geometry. Master’s thesis in Sustainable Architecture.

An interdisciplinary collaboration framework for the sustainable design of building integrated photovoltaics with complex geometry. Master’s thesis in Sustainable Architecture. A master’s thesis by Sara Amini from the program Sustainable Architecture at NTNU. The thesis offers a model-driven framework for interdisciplinary collaboration in BIPV design and an indexed data set of the irradiance values of […]

Exploring the impacts of consumer reaction to dynamic heat prices indistrict heating

Exploring the impacts of consumer reaction to dynamic heat prices indistrict heating Reza Mokhtari ᵃ, Henrik Madsen ᵇ, Rongling Liᵃ ᵃ Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark ᵇ Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Social and Architectural Values in Sustainable Plus-Energy Buildings and Neighbourhoods – Exploring the Residents’ Perceptions. Master’s thesis in Sustainable Architecture.

Social and Architectural Values in Sustainable Plus-Energy Buildings and Neighbourhoods – Exploring the Residents’ Perceptions. Master’s thesis in Sustainable Architecture. A master’s thesis by Bianca Chiusi from the program Sustainable Architecture at NTNU. The thesis explores social and architectural performance indicators in Sustainable Plus-Energy Neighbourhoods (SPENs) and investigates how residents perceive the social and architectural […]

Modelica-based model predictive control for a CO2 heat pumpsystem: Case study in Oslo

Modelica-based model predictive control for a CO2 heat pumpsystem: Case study in Oslo Ge Song a, Konstantin Filonenko b, Xiaoqiao Wen c, Razgar Ebrahimy b, Natasa Nord a a Energy and Process Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Kolbjørn Hejes vei 1 B, Trondheim, 7491, Norway b Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, […]

Impact of building integrated photovoltaics on high rise office building in the Mediterranean

Impact of building integrated photovoltaics on high rise office building in the Mediterranean Alba Ramos ª, Joaquim Romaní á´®, Jaume Salom á´® ª Department of Graphic and Design Engineering, Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Avda. Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain á´® Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Thermal Energy and Building […]

Aftercooling concept: An innovative substation ready for 4th generation district heating networks

Aftercooling concept: An innovative substation ready for 4th generation district heating networks Jan Eric Thorsen a, Oddgeir Gudmundsson a, Michele Tunzi b, Torben Esbensen c aDanfoss Climate Segment, Danfoss A/S, Nordborgvej 81, 6440 Nordborg, Denmark bDepartment of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Brovej, Building 118, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark cProjectZero, Nørre Havnegade 42, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark

Multiple benefits analysis to support urban regeneration – A practical tool to support project implementation and acceptance

Irene Bertolamiªª, Marco Volpattiªᵇ, Adriano Biselloª ªEurac Research – Institute for Renewable Energy, ᵇPolitecnico di Torino The abstract was presented as a case study for multiple benefits analysis at the 14th Biennale of European Towns and Town Planners, held in Naples, Italy. The conference took place from 22 to 24 April 2024 and was entitled […]

An example of thermal retrofitting for the Piedicastello tunnel

An example of thermal retrofitting for the Piedicastello tunnel  Simone De Feudis¹*, Alessandra Insana¹ and Marco Barla¹  ¹Department of Structural, Building and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy  * Corresponding author: simone.defeudis@polito.it 

Increasing citizen engagement in sustainable architecture using augmented reality: A pilot study

Increasing citizen engagement in sustainable architecture using augmented reality: A pilot study Claudia Moscosoa,*, Roya Moradb, Andreas Oksvoldc, Olav Dimmend, Jo Skjermoa, Kristoffer Tangranda aSINTEF, Department of Mobility, S.P. Andersens Veg 5, 7031, Trondheim, Norway bNTNU, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Alfred Getz Vei 3, 7034, Trondheim, Norway cNetcompany, Brattørkaia 17a, 7010l, Trondheim, Norway dBouvet, […]

Price-responsive control using deep reinforcement learning for heating systems: Simulation and living lab experiment

Price-responsive control using deep reinforcement learning for heating systems: Simulation and living lab experiment Reza Mokhtari a, Mina Montazeri b, Hanmin Cai b, Philipp Heer b, Rongling Li a Technical University of Denmark, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark b Urban Energy Systems Laboratory, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland

Testing architectural quality Key Performance Indicators for Climate Positive Circular Communities in a new highly efficient residential building 

 Testing architectural quality Key Performance Indicators for Climate Positive Circular Communities in a new highly efficient residential building   Iuliia Maskova1, Joana Ortiz1, Óscar Negre Moreno2 and Jaume Salom1  1 Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 2ª pl., 08930 Sant Adrià del […]

Evaluating Positive Energy Districts: A Literature Review

Evaluating Positive Energy Districts: A Literature Review In book: New Metropolitan Perspectives (pp. 1762-1770) Tiziana Binda¹, Marta Bottero¹, Adriano Bisello² 1 Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Politecnico di Torino, Viale Mattioli 39, 10125 Turin, Italy2 EURAC Research, Viale Druso, 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy

Reconciliation of wind power forecasts in spatial hierarchies

Reconciliation of wind power forecasts in spatial hierarchies Mads E. Hansen1,2, Nystrup Peter1,3, Jan K. Møller1, Madsen Henrik1 1DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark 2ENFOR A/S, Holte, Denmark 3QUENT ApS, Hellerup, Denmark

The City Council participates in the European ARV initiative with a pilot project to evaluate energy saving and efficiency measures in the Gesa building (Article in Spanish)

The City Council participates in the European ARV initiative with a pilot project to evaluate energy saving and efficiency measures in the Gesa building. Original Source: https://www.palma.es/es/web/noticies/-/el-ajuntament-participa-en-la-iniciativa-europea-arv-con-un-proyecto-piloto-para-evaluar-medidas-de-ahorro-y-eficiencia-energ%C3%A9tica-en-el-edifico-gesa-1

Natural and Mechanical Ventilation Concepts for Indoor Comfort and Well-Being with a Sustainable Design Perspective: A Systematic Review

Natural and Mechanical Ventilation Concepts for Indoor Comfort and Well-Being with a Sustainable Design Perspective: A Systematic Review by Luca Zaniboni 1,2,* and Rossano Albatici 1 1Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy 2Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Indoor Environment, Technical University of Denmark, Koppels Allé, 402, 231, 2800 […]

The Role of Environmental Product Declarations in the Decarbonization of Building Materials and Components

The Role of Environmental Product Declarations in the Decarbonization of Building Materials and Components Francesco Asdrubali 1* , Gianluca Grazieschi2 and Dante Maria Gandola1 1Department of International Human and Social Sciences, Perugia Foreigners’ University, Piazza B. Fortebraccio 4, 06123 Perugia, Italy; dantemaria.gandola@unistrapg.it 2Institute for Renewable Energy, Eurac Research, Via A. Volta 13/A, 39100 Bolzano, Italy; […]

Template for architectural and energy advice for retrofitting heavyweight non-residential heritage buildings in Norway. Master’s thesis in Sustainable Architecture.

Template for architectural and energy advice for retrofitting heavyweight non-residential heritage buildings in Norway. Master’s thesis in Sustainable Architecture. A master’s thesis by Jesus Daniel Garcia Melo from the program Sustainable Architecture at NTNU. The thesis offers guidelines for how to retrofit buildings, addressing energy, environment, architecture and cultural heritage. ARV’s demo project Voldsløkka in […]

Optimal price signal generation for demand-side energy management

Optimal price signal generation for demand-side energy management Seyed Shahabaldin Tohidi∗, Henrik Madsen, Davide Calì, Tobias K.S. Ritschel Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark

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