RT Journal Article
T1 A decision-making LCA for energy refurbishment of buildings: Conditions of comfort
A1 Assiego-de-Larriva, Rafael
A1 Calleja Rodríguez, Gloria
A1 Cejudo-López, José Manuel
A1 Raugei, Marco
A1 Fullana i Palmer, Pere
K1 Viviendas - Consumo de energía
AB This paper is focused on providing information to help in decision-making between five different scenarios for energy refurbishment, evaluating the lifecycle of each and also taking into consideration the level of comfort in dwellings. This work centres on one block built in 1983 in which temperatures have been monitored which show that the optimum temperature conditions are not reached for long periods during the year. The current state of the building is referred to as scenario one. Energy consumption is evaluated considering the lifecycle of the components necessary for the refurbishment, their subsequent operation and disposal. All scenarios address the suitability of passive measures or the implementation of active systems in temperate climates under the assumption that comfort in dwellings is achieved. Scenarios two and three are assessed applying insulation and changing the windows. The fourth and fifth implement an alternative solution, a controlled mechanical ventilation based on a typical mild climate cross ventilation. Evaluation uses two environmental indicators, gross energy requirement (GER) and global warming potential (GWP). It is concluded that scenarios four and five reduce the GER in 4.4 and 9%, respectively, and the GWP in 2.6 and 4.3% compared to the current state.
PB Elsevier
SN 0378-7788
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37041
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37041
LA eng
NO Rafael Assiego de Larriva, Gloria Calleja Rodríguez, José Manuel Cejudo López, Marco Raugei, Pere Fullana i Palmer, A decision-making LCA for energy refurbishment of buildings: Conditions of comfort, Energy and Buildings, Volume 70, 2014, Pages 333-342, ISSN 0378-7788, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.049. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778813007561)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 24 ene 2026