Abstract
Energy is consumed in the built environment for living,
transportation and production of goods and services.
Energy-related greenhouse gas emissions are the main
cause for the global Climate Change. In the EU, operation
and use of the residential and tertiary sector buildings
consumes roughly 40% of the total final energy. Together
with environmental targets, the import dependence calls
for actions to reduce all energy consumption, including
that related to the use of buildings. The alternatives to
comply with challenges should be searched from integrated
approaches on both production and demand sides. These
comprise improvements of technical and structural
systems, lean processes and potential of emerging
technologies and new materials. Advancement of the
energy-efficiency of buildings should be developed
parallel with all aspects of environmentally,
economically and socially sustainable construction
sector. To the objectives, reliability of assessment and
user-orientation of planning and design are of great
importance.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Integrated Approach Towards Sustainable Constructions |
| Subtitle of host publication | Summary Report of the Cooperation Activities of COST Action C25 |
| Editors | Luis Braganca, Heli Koukkari, Rijk Blok, Helena Gervasio, Milan Veljkovic, Zbigniew Plewako, Ruben Paul Borg |
| Place of Publication | Malta |
| Publisher | University of Malta |
| Pages | 257-272 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-99957-816-1-3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| MoE publication type | D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material |
