Affordability assessment of passive retrofitting measures for residential buildings using life cycle assessment

Ma’bdeh, Shouib Nouh; Ghani, Yasmeen Abdull; Obeidat, Laith; Aloshan, Mohammed

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13574

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“…The final screening process yielded 41 relevant studies in the AMM countries, with 32 studies found in Mashreq countries and 9 in Maghreb countries, as shown in Figure 7. In the Mashreq countries, there were 18 studies in Jordan [64,65,[69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84], 9 in Egypt [85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94], 2 in Palestine [95,96], 2 in Iraq [97,98], 1 in Lebanon [99], and no study was presented for Syria. In the Maghreb countries, there were 5 studies in Algeria [100][101][102][103][104], 3 in Morocco [105][106][107], 1 in Tunisia [67], and no study was presented for Libya.…”

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Critical Review on the Energy Retrofitting Trends in Residential Buildings of Arab Mashreq and Maghreb Countries

Almomani,

Almeida,

Vicente

et al. 2024

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In the 21st century, global energy security is a critical concern. Buildings contribute to over 40% of the worldwide energy consumption, primarily due to heating and cooling, resulting in a third of greenhouse gas emissions. The residential sector accounts for 25% of global electricity consumption, and in the Arab Mashreq and Maghreb (AMM) countries, the residential sector consumes around 41% of the total electricity. Existing residential buildings constitute a significant portion of the building sector, playing a crucial role in the overall performance of the building sector. To address this issue, it is essential to invest in the energy retrofitting of existing unsustainable residential buildings. This study aims to provide a comprehensive critical review of the literature on residential buildings’ energy retrofitting trends in the AMM countries. Using a keyword-based search, 41 relevant studies were identified and critically analysed to identify gaps in the literature, benchmarking against global retrofit studies’ trends, including the absence of top-down and bottom-up physical approaches and the limited use of modern tools like BIM. Additionally, there is a significant lack of studies that present measured and verified case studies of implemented energy retrofitting projects. The study concludes with recommendations for future research to bridge the gaps in the literature.

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Critical Review on the Energy Retrofitting Trends in Residential Buildings of Arab Mashreq and Maghreb Countries

Almomani,

Almeida,

Vicente

et al. 2024

Buildings

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“…It has been assessed that through an optimal retrofitting plan, 39 % life-time cost-saving, 55 % life-time energy reduction and 59 % life-time carbon reduction can be achieved at an investment cost of £1.32 × 10 6 (Luo and Oyedele, 2021). Moreover, retrofitting makes the energy required for building conditioning affordable for 84 % of households (Ma'bdeh et al, 2023). However, in Spain the ratio of building refurbishment is only 0.8 % of residential buildings per year (Marmolejo-Duarte et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%