Life-cycle approach to the estimation of energy efficiency measures in the buildings sector
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114745
Abstract: Abstract The implementation of energy efficiency measures is an effective way to gain energy savings in the Italian residential sector. This paper assesses the embodied energy impact related to the envelope insulation and evaluates the… read more here.
Keywords: efficiency measures; energy; payback; sector ... See more keywords
Energy-carbon-investment payback analysis of prefabricated envelope-cladding system for building energy renovation: Cases in Spain, the Netherlands, and Sweden
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111077
Abstract: Abstract Buildings have become a major concern because of their high energy use and carbon emissions. Thus, a material-efficient prefabricated concrete element (PCE) system was developed to incorporate construction and demolition waste as feedstock for… read more here.
Keywords: years years; spain netherlands; payback; energy renovation ... See more keywords
Comparative Evaluation of Cool Roofs and Photovoltaic Roofs in Sustainable Buildings Within the Scope of the 3-E Static Payback Period Framework
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DOI: 10.3390/buildings15193500
Abstract: Building envelopes play a pivotal role in influencing building energy consumption. Among its components, the roof, as a critical element, directly absorbs solar radiation and serves as a primary medium for external heat exchange. Its… read more here.
Keywords: payback; payback period; cool roofs; energy ... See more keywords
Is There, If Not Virtue, Any Moral Value to Be Found in Payback?
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DOI: 10.3390/rel11010028
Abstract: Can payback, punitive action fueled by the desire to hurt an offending aggressor, ever be justified? In Anger and Forgiveness, Martha Nussbaum emphatically answers “no”, arguing that payback and the anger on which it is… read more here.
Keywords: moral value; virtue moral; value found; desiring payback ... See more keywords