Feasibility studies of energy retrofits: Case studies of nearly zero-energy building renovation

Riikka Holopainen; Adriana Milandru; Hannele Ahvenniemi; Tarja Häkkinen

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2016.09.116

Feasibility studies of energy retrofits: Case studies of nearly zero-energy building renovation

Riikka Holopainen^*
, Adriana Milandru
, Hannele Ahvenniemi
, Tarja Häkkinen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institutul de Studii Si Proiectari Energetice (ISPE)
VTT (former employee or external)

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Abstract

This paper analyses the feasibility of Nearly Zero-Energy Building Renovation from the technical, environmental, economic and social point of view using the energy consumption calculations for country-specific reference case buildings before renovation, after a traditional renovation and after a Nearly Zero-Energy Building Renovation (NZEBR) as the starting point. Technical feasibility is analyzed by examining the proven technology level, possible technical risks in renovation or with respect to the energy performance and assessment of the overall technical feasibility for individual NZEBR measures. Social feasibility is analyzed by examining the impact on living space and other social aspects and the overall assessment of social feasibility for individual NZEBR measures. Environmental feasibility is analyzed by comparing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of traditional renovation and NZEBR using the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) method. Economic feasibility is analyzed by comparing traditional renovation with NZEBR using the Life Cycle Costing (LCC) method.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	146-157
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	96
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.09.116
Publication status	Published - 2016
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed
Event	SBE16 Tallinn and Helsinki Conference, Build Green and Renovate Deep 2016 - Tallinn, Estonia Duration: 5 Oct 2016 → 7 Oct 2016 http://www.sbe2016.org/

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

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nearly zero-energy building renovation
reference buildings

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