Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Project | Annex 56 Cost |
Title | CO2 zero schools - School building renovation towards emissions neutrality |
Publication Type | Papers in International Journals |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Almeida, Manuela G., Ferreira M., and Rodrigues A. |
Abstract | Vila Nova de Gaia, a 300.000 inhabitants municipality in Portugal, has established the goal of transforming their schools into carbon emissions free buildings. The first pilot project shows a combination of cost effective energy efficiency measures with renewable energy harvesting allowing reducing nearly 90% final energy use and carbon emissions. |
Journal | REHVA Journal |
Volume | 6 |
Edition | Building Energy Efficient Renovations |
Date Published | 2015-11-27 |
Publisher | REHVA |
ISSN | 1307-3729 |
URL | http://www.rehva.eu/publications-and-resources/rehva-journal/2015/062015/co2-zero-schools-school-building-renovation-towards-emissions-neutrality.html |
Keywords | Energy Efficiency, Nearly-zero emissions, Renewable energy, School buildings renovation |
Rights | openAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt