Energy and environmental performances of buildings strictly depend on many factors related to the choice of construction materials, technical equipment, installation and use. In the following chapter a set of retrofit actions to improve the thermal performance of an existing conventional building is presented. The energy and environmental assessment of these actions is carried out following a life cycle approach. The embodied energy and the environmental impacts arisen from the production, transportation and installation phases of the required materials and components are calculated. Further, energy saving and environmental benefits and drawbacks concerning the assessed retrofit actions are accounted for.
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Cellura, M., Fontana, M., Longo, S., Milone, D., & Mistretta, M. (2014). Energy and environmental assessment of retrofit actions on a residential building. In Pathways to Environmental Sustainability: Methodologies and Experiences (pp. 127–135). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03826-1_13
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