residential buildings

Consumer behaviour in buildings (31 Members)

This community is a forum dedicated to human behavior regarding built environment. It aims to exchange information about reactions to and decision making about energy use and efficiency in homes.

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ICT and social-housing French National Workshop

2 - 3 February 2012 | Angers ( France )

This workshop will address ICT and social-housing : Towards smart social dwellings. The Workshop will enable around 100 representatives from tenants, social housing agency, companies working in ...

Submitted by Meredith Davis (Building Energy and Environment Group (BEE))

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energy efficiency | residential buildings | ICT smart housing and monitoring

Presentación del Estudio: “Análisis del consumo energético del sector residencial en España”

18 January 2012 | Madrid ( Spain )

Presentación del Estudio: “Análisis del consumo energético del sector residencial en España”, realizado por IDAE con el apoyo del MINETUR y de Eurostat, en horario de 11:00 a 14:00 h. por ...

Submitted by Meredith Davis (Building Energy and Environment Group (BEE))

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residential buildings | energy consumption

Estudio sobre Consumo Energético del Sector Residencial en España.

25 January 2012 | Spain

Se ha presentado en IDAE el estudio que ha realizado el para conocer y analizar el consumo de energía de los más de 17 millones de hogares de España, por usos y fuentes energéticas, así como las ...

Submitted by Meredith Davis (Building Energy and Environment Group (BEE)) |

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Recalculation of the levelized cost of electricity finds photovoltaics (PV) is the low-cost solution

19 December 2011

A team of researchers at Queen's University in Ontario has published "A Review of Solar Photovoltaic Levelized Cost of Electricity" in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews.

Submitted by Meredith Davis (Building Energy and Environment Group (BEE)) |

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Estimates of home insulation levels in Great Britain

2 December 2010 | United Kingdom

On November 30, 2010, the Department of Energy and Climate Change has published estimates of the number of homes in Great Britain with loft and cavity wall insulation. At the start of July 2010 ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

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Scotland tightens the energy performance requirements for new buildings by 30 percent

12 April 2010 | United Kingdom

From October this year, new build Scottish homes must be more energy efficient, have greater sound insulation and better levels of home security. The revised building standards will reduce ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

1343 visits | Rating : 4/5