• Detailed energy and comfort simulation of integral refurbishment of existing buildings in Catalonia 

      Ortiz, Joana Aina (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-11-11)
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      Accés obert
      The energy renovation of buildings is an essential action to achieve the European target of 20/20/20. However, the dynamics of the energy renovation are very slow and the development of urgent policy actions beyond the ...
    • Energy efficient ventilation strategies for surgery rooms 

      Cubí Montanyà, Eduard (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-12-19)
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      Surgery rooms are a space type with particularly stringent indoor environmental quality (IEQ) requirements, which translate into high energy use. Due to the unclear IEQ and infection control requirements for surgery rooms ...
    • Heat pump controls to exploit the energy flexibility of building thermal loads 

      Péan, Thibault Q. (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-01-24)
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      Accés obert
      Smart controls for heat pumps are required to harness the full energy flexibility potential of building thermal loads. A literature review revealed that most strategies used for this purpose can be classified in two ...