New Research Trends and Topics for Achieving Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Both New and Rehabilitated

ABSTRACT

[...]these measures should be combined with other measures. [...]the paper Maintenance of Passive House Standard in the Light of Long-Term Study on Energy Use in a Prefabricated Lightweight Passive House in Central Europe [5] is an experimental study on different parameters the orientation that maximizes heat gains from solar radiation, thermal insulation of partitions, heat provided by a geothermal heat pump, and a mechanical ventilation system with a heat exchanger. Since the science has spoken, politicians and citizens now need to do their part to achieve the shared goal of a more sustainable and energy efficient building sector.