Buildings & Renewable Energy SourcesThere has been much talk going on in the past decades about decarbonisation of the economy. And as if that wasn’t a big enough problem to…Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021
Cost-Effectiveness: Getting the Most Out of Building RenovationLately, there’s been much talk of climate change and climate policy. Even though it’s been in the news and in our conversations since at…Aug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
Recovery and Resilience PlanThe pandemic of COVID-19 has changed the European economy. For several months some of the industries were frozen, many had to shift their…Aug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
Lo-Tech Solutions: Solar Water Heaters and their Embodied CarbonDr. Harry Zvi Tabor was a British-Israeli physicist who is known for pioneering work in the field of solar energy in Israel. His work isn’t…Jul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
Materials for Future BuildingsThe New European Bauhaus conference (22–23 April 2021) was inaugurated by a speech by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von…Jul 16, 2021Jul 16, 2021
Embodied Carbon of HVAC SystemsWe’ve mentioned in previous articles how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of buildings is an engineering problem that is becoming more and more…Jun 18, 2021Jun 18, 2021
PV’s Embodied CarbonLooking back at 2020, one thing will naturally come up in most people’s mind. The pandemic’s reach is global and very much ongoing, with…May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
Learning from vernacularWhen, in 1964, Bernard Rudofsky finally opened the exhibition Architecture without Architects: A Short Introduction to Non-Pedigreed…May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
OccupancyThe whole-life cycle of a building can be analyzed from the point of view of energy used for each phase of the operation (Life Cycle Energy…May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
Buildings’ Thermal Behaviour: Black, White and Grey BoxesIf an engineer wants to model a building to solve problems in the energy realm, there is not a single, unique way to go about it. There are…May 7, 2021May 7, 2021
