Exploració per autor "Macarulla Martí, Marcel"
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Reduced-order modeling for energy performance contracting
Giretti, Alberto; Vaccarini, M.; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Fuertes Casals, Alba; Jones, Rory (2018-05-15)
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Accés obertBuildings subject to Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs) are usually quite complex public buildings, sometimes relatively old and usually barely documented from the technical standpoint. Gathering comprehensive and reliable ... -
Reducing energy consumption in public buildings through user awareness
Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2014)
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Accés obertBuilding sector is contributing to the 36% of the C02 emissions in Europe, and consurning the 40% of final energy consurnption. In this context this paper presents a new approach developed under the ENCOURAGE project to ... -
Reducing lighting electricity use in underground metro stations
Casals, Miguel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Macarulla Martí, Marcel (2016-07-01)
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Accés obertLighting systems are usually one of the largest electrical end-uses in underground metro stations. Taking into account that budget restrictions in publicly owned companies hinder energy efficiency retrofit projects that ... -
Rework in highway projects
Forcada Matheu, Núria; Rusinyol Vellvehí, Gerard; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Love, Peter E.D. (2014-07-04)
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Accés obertThere is limited systematic knowledge available about the dynamics of rework in highway projects, despite the fact that they frequently exceed budget and schedule by more than 10%. A case study of a Spanish highway project, ... -
SEAM4US: an intelligent energy management system for underground stations
Casals Casanova, Miquel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Giretti, Alberto; Vaccarini, M. (2016-03-15)
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Accés obertSeveral previous research initiatives have highlighted the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as key enablers for decreasing energy usage in buildings. However, few advances have been achieved in ... -
Sistemas inteligentes de gestión energética de edificios: el proyecto ENCOURAGE
Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Pérez Dueñas, Lara (2013)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialLa mejora de la eficiencia energética en el sector de la construcción es un reto. La gestión de edificios permite la implementación de distintas estrategias para mejorar su eficiencia energética. En este contexto, el ... -
Smarter grid through collective intelligence: user awareness for enhanced performance
Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Albano, Michele (2014-12-15)
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Accés obertThis paper examines the scenario of a university campus, and the impact on energy consumption of the awareness of building managers and users (lecturers, students and administrative staff). -
Soporte universitario al paso a docencia virtual debido a la COVID-19 y su seguimiento por parte del profesorado
Amante García, Beatriz; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Canals Casals, Lluc; Tejedor Herrán, Blanca; Vallverdú Bayés, Sisco (Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2021)
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Accés obertLa virtualidad de las clases universitarias es una realidad imperativa desde el primer confinamiento provocado por la COVID-19. Cada universidad ha tenido un proceso de adaptación diferente y en grandes universidades con ... -
Standardizing housing defects: classification, validation and benefits
Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Fuertes Casals, Alba; Roca Ramon, Xavier (2013-08)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialDefects produce economic and temporal deviations in construction projects. Although learning from past experiences can help reduce defects and their consequences, usually data is not easily available, or is poorly structured ... -
Summer thermal comfort in nursing homes in the Mediterranean climate
Forcada Matheu, Núria; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Tejedor Herrán, Blanca; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia (2020-12-15)
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Accés obertThe number of people living in nursing homes is increasing due to the growth of ageing population. However, existing standards on thermal comfort do not consider how occupants of nursing homes perceive their thermal ... -
The dilemma of variables assumptions in thermal comfort calculations for educational buildings: to simplify or not?
Ruiz de Alegría Sala, Alba; Marín López, Daniel; Canals Casals, Lluc; Fonollosa Magrinyà, Jordi; Macarulla Martí, Marcel (Elsevier, 2024-05)
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Accés obertThermal comfort is crucial for people well-being and productivity in buildings, and it has a strong effect on building’s energy usage. The main models for assessing thermal comfort, like predictive mean vote (PMV) and ... -
U-value time series analyses: Evaluating the feasibility of in-situ short-lasting IRT tests for heavy multi-leaf walls
Tejedor Herrán, Blanca; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Giretti, Alberto (2019-07-15)
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Accés obertA gap in standardization of quantitative infrared thermography (IRT) directly leads to a lack of measurement pattern for determining in-situ U-values of heavy multi-leaf walls. Three groups of causal factors might influence ... -
Use of exhaled CO2 for crop growth in urban environments
Ruiz de Alegría Sala, Alba; Ruana Jornet, Fermin; Canals Casals, Lluc; Macarulla Martí, Marcel (2023)
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Accés obertAiming for synergies between indoor air quality in high-occupancy buildings and urban agriculture, this research investigates the capacity to enhance crop growth based on the generation of CO2 from occupants' exhalation ... -
Use of Grey-Box Modeling to Determine the Air Ventilation Flows in a Room
Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta (Springer, 2021)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialTo determine the air ventilation flows in a room deterministic approaches based on the CO2 tracer-gas mass balance equation are usually used. Those equations do not enable to introduce to the system uncertainties such as ... -
Uso de modelos reducidos para simular en lugares de trabajo la concentración de nanopartículas generadas en procesos industriales
Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Gassó Domingo, Santiago; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia (Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2022)
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Accés obertLas nanopartículas generadas en procesos (PGNP) son nanomateriales liberados de manera inintencionada en ambientes de trabajo durante procesos de alta energía como la quema de combustibles, el corte por plasma, la soldadura, ... -
Uso de una aplicación móvil para realizar inspecciones municipales
Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta (Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2016)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialInspections generate large amounts of information that have to be recorded and managed efficiently. Although different strategies to implement new technologies to improve the inspection process are being developed, the ...