Impact of Climate Change: Environmental Assessment of Passive Solutions in a Single-Family Home in Southern Spain

Suárez, Rafael; Escandón, Rocío; López-Pérez, Ramón; León-Rodríguez, Ángel Luis; Klein, Tillmann; Silvester, S.

doi:10.3390/su10082914

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“…Focusing on the Mediterranean climate, Kapsomenakis et al [7] evaluated the impact of the outdoor temperature increase over the last 40 years on the energy consumption of an office building in Greece, concluding a cooling demand increase of around 5 kWh/m 2 per decade. Suárez et al [8] estimated that the buildings built in southern Spain since 2006-in accordance with the limitations set by the current Spanish energy saving regulation [9]-will double their cooling demand under the 2050 climate change scenario.…”

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Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort in A Building Category: The Case of Linear-type Social Housing Stock in Southern Spain

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The Climate Change scenario projected by the IPCC for the year 2050 predicts noticeable increases in temperature. In severe summer climates, such as the Mediterranean area, this would have very negative effects on thermal comfort in the existing housing stock, given the current high percentage of dwellings which are obsolete in energy terms and house a population at serious risk of energy poverty. The main aim of this paper is to generate a predictive model in order to assess the impact of this future climate scenario on thermal comfort conditions in an entire building category. To do so, calibrated models representing linear-type social multi-family buildings, dating from the post-war period and located in southern Spain, will be simulated extensively using transient energy analyses performed by EnergyPlus. In addition, a sensitivity analysis will be performed to identify the most influential parameters on thermal discomfort. The main results predict a generalized deterioration in indoor thermal comfort conditions due to global warming, increasing the average percentage of discomfort hours during the summer by more than 35%. This characterization of the future thermal behaviour of the residential stock in southern Spain could be a trustworthy tool for decision-making in energy retrofitting projects which are so badly needed. To do so, further work is required on some limitations of this model so that different user profiles and typologies can be represented in detail and an economic assessment can be included.

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“…This is why the authors decided to utilise a multi-criteria decision-making approach. There are numerous MCDM methods, such as AHP, ANP, ELECTRE, BIPOLAR, TOPSIS and many others [64,65]. For this specific problem, the authors selected the WASPAS method.…”

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Multi-Criteria Optimisation of an Experimental Complex of Single-Family Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

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The Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings has introduced the standard of “nearly zero-energy buildings” (NZEBs). European requirements place the obligation to reduce energy consumption on all European Union Member States, particularly in sectors with significant energy consumption indicators. Construction is one such sector, as it is responsible for around 40% of overall energy consumption. Apart from a building’s mass and its material and installation solutions, its energy consumption is also affected by its placement relative to other buildings. A proper urban layout can also lead to a reduction in project development and occupancy costs. The goal of this article is to present a method of optimising single-family house complexes that takes elements such as direct construction costs, construction site organisation, urban layout and occupancy costs into consideration in the context of sustainability. Its authors have analysed different proposals of the placement of 40 NZEBs relative to each other and have carried out a multi-criteria analysis of the complex, determining optimal solutions that are compliant with the precepts of sustainability. The results indicated that the layout composed of semi-detached houses scored the highest among the proposed layouts under the parameter weights set by the developer. This layout also scored the highest when parameter weights were uniformly distributed during a test simulation.

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“…The main theme of the eleventh paper by Suárez et al [18] considers how potential increases in temperature may alter cooling energy consumption, as well as a series of problems relating to health and comfort in southern Spain. The authors quantify the impact of future climate scenarios on energy demand, along with effects on indoor temperature and consider different passive conditioning strategies.…”

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Sustainable Energy Development under Climate Change

Kung

McCarl

2018

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The world faces unprecedented threats from climate change and increasing variability, which severely impacts human society and the natural environment. To reduce future climate change and ensure our economies can grow in a sustainable way, sustainable energy development is considered to be an effective approach. In this context, sustainable energy development involves augmenting our energy supplies and managing demands in a fashion that societal energy needs are met with a minimal effect on greenhouse gas emissions and a nominal resultant contribution to future climate change. In this Special Issue, research papers focus on the role of sustainable energy development (while addressing important dimensions of sustainability), which mandates an inter-disciplinary perspective in all articles. We collected 11 such papers that have analyzed a broad array of topics related to bioenergy, wind power, industrial innovation, and climate change mitigation. These papers show the varied application of renewable energy and climate change energy responses, while providing meaningful decision-making information and policy implications.

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Impact of Climate Change: Environmental Assessment of Passive Solutions in a Single-Family Home in Southern Spain

Cited by 25 publications

References 43 publications

Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort in A Building Category: The Case of Linear-type Social Housing Stock in Southern Spain

Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort in A Building Category: The Case of Linear-type Social Housing Stock in Southern Spain

Multi-Criteria Optimisation of an Experimental Complex of Single-Family Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

Sustainable Energy Development under Climate Change

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