Environmental Technology Applications in the Retrofitting of Residential Buildings / / Mark B. Luther [and three others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910674019403321
• Autore: Luther Mark B.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Basel : , : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, , 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 pages)
• Disciplina: 333.7962170941
• Soggetti: Buildings - Retrofitting
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: About the Editors vii -- Reprinted from: Energies 2022, 15, 5956, doi:10.3390/en15165956 1 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2021, 14, 6106, doi:10.3390/en14196106 5 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2022, 15, 449, doi:10.3390/en15020449 23 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2021, 14, 2666, doi:10.3390/en14092666 49 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2021, 14, 5480, doi:10.3390/en14175480 73 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2020, 13, 4403, doi:10.3390/en13174403 91 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2022, 15, 2937, doi:10.3390/en15082937 111 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2020, 13, 5396, doi:10.3390/en13205396 123 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2022, 15, 165, doi:10.3390/en15010165 153 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2021, 14, 3199, doi:10.3390/en14113199 171 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2021, 14, 3526, doi:10.3390/en14123526 189 -- Reprinted from: Energies 2020, 13, 6161, doi:10.3390/en13236161 207.
• Sommario/riassunto: The impact of buildings on the environment is nothing short of devastating. In recent years, much attention has been given to creating an environmentally friendly built environment. Nonetheless, it has been levied on new buildings. Residential buildings make up at least 80% of the built environment, most of which were built before any energy efficiency guidelines or regulations were introduced. Retrofitting existing residential buildings is a key yet neglected priority in effecting the transition to an environmentally friendly, sustainable built environment. It is pivotal to reducing a building's energy consumption while simultaneously improving indoor environmental quality and ; minimizing harmful emissions. This Special Issue showcases studies investigating applications of environmental technology that is tailored to enhance the sustainable performance of existing residential buildings. It helps to better understand the innovations that have been taking place in retrofitting residential buildings, as well as highlighting many opportunities for future research in this field.