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    • Digital twins’ applications for building energy efficiency: a review 

      Bortolini, Rafaela; Rodrigues, Raul; Alavi, Hamidreza; Dalla Vecchia, Luisa Felix; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2022-10)
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      Over the last few decades, energy efficiency has received increasing attention from the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation (AECO) industry. Digital Twins have the potential to advance the Operation and ...

    • Discussion about the use of Bayesian networks models for making predictive maintenance decisions 

      Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (Heriot-Watt University, 2017)
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      The performance of a building decreases with time and this process is accelerated if proper maintenance is not carried out. This paper presents a discussion about the importance of predictive maintenance actions to enhance ...

    • Diseño de complejos industriales : fundamentos 

      Casals Casanova, Miquel; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Roca Ramon, Xavier (Edicions UPC, 2008)
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      En la actualidad, las actividades industriales son el impulsor principal del desarrollo económico en la mayoría de países de nuestro entorno, por lo que la implantación de dichas industrias es una tarea fundamental en todos ...

    • Energy benchmarking of existing office stock in Spain: trends and drivers 

      Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Ferré Bigorra, Jaume; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia; Tejedor Herrán, Blanca (2019-11-12)
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      Buildings play a central role in the clean energy transition, which is why it is vital to understand how energy is consumed in this sector. Energy performance certificate databases are considered a key source of information ...

    • Energy implications of implementing adaptive thermal comfort models: a case study of a nursing home 

      Vergés Eiras, Roger; Forcada Matheu, Núria (International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), 2023)
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      Nursing homes are set to be operated to meet certain thermal specifications defined by existing static principles. This article presents a case study of a nursing home to analyse the energy implications of the application ...

    • Energy mapping of existing building stock in Spain 

      Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Cuerva Contreras, Eva (2016-01-20)
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      Energy performance certificate databases are a key tool for mapping national building stock and thus fostering greater overall energy efficiency. This paper presents an insight into the energy performance of residential ...

    • Energy performance assessment of an intelligent energy management system 

      Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Giretti, Alberto (2016-03-01)
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      Although energy management systems are expected to result in decreased energy consumption, it is important not to overlook the energy used until commissioning (including raw materials acquisition, manufacturing and ...

    • Energy savings in underground metro stations through the implementation of an environmental aware control system 

      Casals Casanova, Miquel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Macarulla Martí, Marcel (CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2014)
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      This paper is aimed at describing an intelligent environmental aware energy management system for underground stations, developed under the auspices of the European project Sustainable Energy mAnageMent for Underground ...

    • Enhancing occupants' comfort through BIM-based probabilistic approach 

      Alavi, Hamidreza; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Bortolini, Rafaela; Edwards, David J. (2021-03)
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      Despite the fact that buildings are designed to meet occupants’ needs, many do not perform as planned, impacting upon both building performance and occupants’ comfort. Analyzing occupants’ comfort based on questionnaire ...

    • Environmental impacts related to the commissioning and usage phase of an intelligent energy management system 

      Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Giretti, Alberto (2015-01-15)
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      This paper presents for the first time the results of a life cycle assessment study for an intelligent energy management system. We considered material acquisition, manufacturing, transportation, assembly, operation and ...

    • Estimación del consumo de energía primaria y de las emisiones de CO2 de los edificios de viviendas de una ciudad de tamaño medio 

      Fuertes Casals, Alba; Hernández Sánchez, Juan Manuel; Roca Ramon, Xavier; Domènech Mas, Josep Maria; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Vilella, Quirze; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2010)
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    • Estimation of a room ventilation air change rate using a stochastic grey-box modelling approach 

      Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Giretti, Alberto (2018-08)
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      The measurement of ventilation air change rate is a difficult, expensive task in buildings. Usually, the tracer-gas mass balance equation is used to determine ventilation air change rates. This method uses an ordinary ...

    • Evaluation of thermal comfort in elderly care centres (ECC) 

      Forcada Matheu, Núria; Tejedor Herrán, Blanca (2020)
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      The demand for elderly care centres (ECCs) is increasing as the population ages. This paper presents a field investigation on the thermal comfort of elderly in ECC and compares the outputs of existing thermal comfort ...

    • Exploring the potential of a gamified approach to reduce energy use and carbon emissions in the household sector 

      Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2021-03)
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      This paper analyzes the impact of an innovative approach based on gamification to promote reduced energy consumption in social housing. The game was developed and validated under the auspices of the EU-funded project ...

    • Facility managers’ perceptions on building performance assessment 

      Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2018-05)
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      During the operational phase, building performance may decrease in various areas, so that the end users’ requirements are no longer met. Consequently, indicators are useful to assessand improve the performance of existing ...

    • Factors affecting rework costs in construction 

      Forcada Matheu, Núria; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Macarulla Martí, Marcel (2017-08)
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      Rework adversely impacts the performance of building projects. In this study, data were analyzed from 788 construction incidents in 40 Spanish building projects to determine the influence of project and managerial ...

    • Field study on adaptive thermal comfort models for nursing homes in the Mediterranean climate 

      Forcada Matheu, Núria; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Tejedor Herrán, Blanca; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia (2021-12-01)
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      Nursing homes are designed and operated to meet general thermal specifications outlined by existing standards. This paper presents adaptive thermal comfort models for nursing homes based on the field survey administered ...

    • Field study on thermal comfort in nursing homes in heated environments 

      Forcada Matheu, Núria; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Tejedor Herrán, Blanca; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia (2021-08)
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      Considering the progressive population aging, the fact that old people spend around 90% of their time indoors and the high energy expenditure of heating systems, thermal comfort in nursing homes should be analysed. The aim ...

    • Gamification and household energy saving: insights from the EnerGAware project 

      Casals Casanova, Miquel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Forcada Matheu, Núria (IGI Publishing, 2022-05)
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      Buildings are responsible for 40% of the EU's total energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions. Although difficult to quantify, individuals' attitudes to energy use significantly impact the energy consumed in ...

    • Handover defects: comparison of construction and post-handover housing defects 

      Forcada Matheu, Núria; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Casals Casanova, Miquel (2016-03)
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      Although inspections occur during construction or at handover, customers do not normally participate. This situation creates a gap between the quality perceived by both contractors and customers. An analysis of 52 552 ...