How to improve the energy efficiency in older Australian homes
Scott Bradley’s 1960s Perth home is a typical vintage Aussie abode — full of charm, but hot in summer and cold in winter. “It’s an older house, brick and tile, and so in the winter there’s draughts and in the summer the outer areas get really hot,” he said. For the past three decades it’s […]
Public consultation on how to increase lending for the energy renovation of buildings
The Commission has published an open public consultation as part of the preparation of a delegated act which will establish a comprehensive portfolio framework for the financial sector to use on a voluntary basis. The objective is to encourage financial institutions to increase lending for energy renovations. It will also suggest how to protect vulnerable households […]
How to deal with multi-use cabinets to the extent of the net volume declaration ? And how to calculate the EEI index of multi-use cabinets?
To the extent of the calculation of the net volumes to be declared in the energy label, the net volume of the multi-use compartment(s) shall be regarded as net volume of a compartment at frozen operating temperature. Analogously, in order to calculate the EEI index of multi-use cabinets, the multi-use compartment(s) shall be regarded as […]
How to deal with heat pump integrating a fossil fuel supplementary heater?
A “hybrid” put on the market consisting of two or more technologies integrated in one casing would be considered a single “product”. A hybrid consisting of a heat pump and a gas boiler is to be considered a heat pump as boiler space heaters are defined as space heaters that generate heat using the combustion […]
How to Improve Energy Efficiency in Modernist Buildings?
Lacaton & Vassal’s Transformation of 530 Dwellings Through the Lens of Laurian Ghinitoiu. © Laurian Ghinitoiu Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1019142/how-to-improve-energy-efficiency-in-modernist-buildings Throughout the history of architecture, energy efficiency, and CO2 emissions were considered marginal issues until the late 20th century. The low scores of some iconic modernist buildings in the Energy […]