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| Project | IF/00706/2014-UM.1.15 |
| Title | Introduction to cost-effective energy efficient building retrofitting |
| Publication Type | Chapters/ Papers in International Books |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Pacheco-Torgal, F. |
| Abstract Text | This chapter starts with a brief review of the unsustainability of energy production, which is the main responsible for global greenhouse-gas (GHGs) emissions and also on the importance of energy efficiency to abate global GHGs emissions. A short look on building energy efficiency and energy retrofitting within the European building stock and the EU legislation is given. A short analysis of the several incentives that are available for financing energy retrofitting in Europe is presented. Social aspects regarding energy retrofitting are reviewed. A book outline is presented. |
| Book Title | Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting: Materials, Technologies, Optimization and Case Studies |
| Volume | 1 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 1-20 |
| Date Published | 2017-01-18 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| ISBN | 9780081011287 |
| Keywords | Energy Efficiency, energy production, Energy Retrofitting, GHG, Sustainable development |
| Citation | Pacheco-Torgal, F.. 2017. Introduction to Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting. In Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting: Materials, Technologies, Optimization and Case Studies, ed. Pacheco-Torgal, Granqvist, Jelle, Vanoli, Bianco and Kurnitski, 1 - 20. . Abington Hall, Cambridge, UK: : Woodhead Publishing Limited- Elsevier Science and Technology |
| Rights | embargoedAccess (3 Years) |
| Peer reviewed | yes |
| Status | published |