Smart windows for carbon neutral buildings: A life cycle approach

Pierucci, A.; Cannavale, Alessandro; Martellotta, Francesco; Fiorito, Francesco

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.01.021

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“…Pierucci et al, in their 2018 work [18], compare the performance of smart windows with PVCC glass with the traditional solar control glasses and building-integrated photovoltaic panels. They perform a comparative life-cycle assessment of two buildings with the same size and typology, but one equipped with PVCC and the other with the traditional solar control glasses and building-integrated photovoltaic panels.…”

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The Smart Evolution of Historical Cities: Integrated Innovative Solutions Supporting the Energy Transition while Respecting Cultural Heritage

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Building retrofitting is seen as an efficient method for improving a building’s energy performance. On the other hand, when historical buildings are considered for this procedure, retrofitting gets more complicated. As historical buildings typically consist of low-performance building and energy systems, energy retrofits can be highly beneficial. However, not every retrofit technology can be installed in a historical building. In this paper, the study carried out for the implementation of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) solutions in the Historic Centre of Évora is provided, within the framework of the European project POCITYF (Project H2020). The study took into consideration all the observations of the Regional Directorate of Culture of Évora and the administration of the involved schools (including the Association of Parents), the needs of the Municipality of Évora, and the capabilities of technology developers ONYX and Tegola. The proposed solutions aim at fulfilling all the guidelines for preserving the historic centre and achieving the positivity metrics agreed with the European Commission on the challenging and indispensable path to the decarbonisation of European cities.

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The Smart Evolution of Historical Cities: Integrated Innovative Solutions Supporting the Energy Transition while Respecting Cultural Heritage

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“…Pierucci et al [127], in a recent study, assessed the influence of PVCDs on the Life Cycle Impact and Life Cycle Total Energy. They demonstrated that the total impact of PVCDs' production is lower than that of other technologies that offer similar features.…”

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The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices

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This paper holds a critical review of current research activities dealing with smart architectural glazing worldwide. Hereafter, the main trends are analyzed and critically reported, with open issues, challenges, and opportunities, providing an accurate description of technological evolution of devices in time. This manuscript deals with some well-known, highly performing technologies, such as semitransparent photovoltaics and novel photoelectrochromic devices, the readiest, probably, to reach the final stage of development, to disclose the manifold advantages of multifunctional, smart glazing. The complex, overall effects of their building integration are also reported, especially regarding energy balance and indoor visual comfort in buildings.

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“…For more sustainable choices, Kim et al [17] have implemented the LCA study on a composite facade system and a glass curtain wall system to compare the environmental impacts, for mitigating the 2 emissions. Other international studies have been conducted such as [13], [18]- [21]. In August 2019, an investigation was conducted by Dalia Yacout [22].…”

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An Integrated Analysis With Life Cycle Assessment, Building Information Modeling, and Environmental Performance for Window Materials: Assiut University Hospital Clinic as a Case Study

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2020

JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences

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The main goal of this study is to undertake the three methods of life cycle assessment (LCA), the environmental performance (EP), and the building information modeling (BIM) to determine the environmental performance and impacts of two window frame materials: aluminum and wood. This study has been carried out in a proposed project at the Assiut University campus. The LCA has been conducted by assessing materials and processes involved in manufacturing the two window frame types using the SimaPro. The LCA scope of this research covers from cradle to the gate with a designated system boundary. The network flow has been drawn to produce one kilogram of aluminum and wood; the quantities data were gathered from the BIM (using Autodesk Revit). Selecting the database is carefully picked from the Ecoinvent dataset to be closer to Egypt's manufacturing processes. Afterwards, the IMPACT 2002+ with midpoint and endpoint calculations has been used. Finally, the LCA results have been compared with the EP results (using DesignBuilder) to determine the best choice between the two materials. The integration analysis shows that the aluminum industry has higher negative environmental impacts and environmental performance than the wood industry. The total midpoint results of the two materials are found to be 29.6 for aluminum, and 2

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Smart windows for carbon neutral buildings: A life cycle approach

Cited by 47 publications

References 26 publications

The Smart Evolution of Historical Cities: Integrated Innovative Solutions Supporting the Energy Transition while Respecting Cultural Heritage

The Smart Evolution of Historical Cities: Integrated Innovative Solutions Supporting the Energy Transition while Respecting Cultural Heritage

The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices

An Integrated Analysis With Life Cycle Assessment, Building Information Modeling, and Environmental Performance for Window Materials: Assiut University Hospital Clinic as a Case Study

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