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LAPSE:2023.33735
An Evaluation Framework for Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods: Moving Beyond the Traditional Building Energy Assessment
April 24, 2023
There are international activities and on-going initiatives, particularly at the European level, to define what Positive Energy Districts should be, as the driving concept for the urban transition to a sustainable future. The first objective of the paper is to contribute to the on-going and lively debate about the definition of the notion of Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhood (SPEN), which highlights the multiple dimensions when talking about sustainability in districts moving beyond the traditional and strict building energy assessment. Based on a holistic methodology which ensures the consideration of the multidimensional nature and goals of SPEN, the paper outlines an evaluation framework. The evaluation framework defines the key performance indicators distributed in five categories that consider energy and power performance, GHG emissions, indoor environmental quality, smartness, flexibility, life cycle costs and social sustainability. This framework is designed to be implemented during integrated design processes aiming to select design options for a neighbourhood as well within during the operational phase for monitoring its performance. Further work will include the implementation and validation of the framework in four real-life positive energy neighbourhoods in different climate zones of Europe as part of syn.ikia H2020 project.
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economic costs, Energy Efficiency, energy flexibility, energy production, indoor environmental quality, neighbourhoods, positive energy districts, social performance, sustainable urban areas
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Salom J, Tamm M, Andresen I, Cali D, Magyari Á, Bukovszki V, Balázs R, Dorizas PV, Toth Z, Mafé C, Cheng C, Reith A, Civiero P, Pascual J, Gaitani N. An Evaluation Framework for Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods: Moving Beyond the Traditional Building Energy Assessment. (2023). LAPSE:2023.33735
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Salom J: Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Spain [ORCID]
Tamm M: Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Spain
Andresen I: Department of Architecture and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Cali D: Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Magyari Á: Advanced Building and Urban Design Ltd., 1123 Budapest, Hungary [ORCID]
Bukovszki V: Advanced Building and Urban Design Ltd., 1123 Budapest, Hungary
Balázs R: Advanced Building and Urban Design Ltd., 1123 Budapest, Hungary
Dorizas PV: BPIE—Buildings Performance Institute Europe, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Toth Z: BPIE—Buildings Performance Institute Europe, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Mafé C: Housing Europe, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Cheng C: SINTEF Community, 7034 Trondheim, Norway [ORCID]
Reith A: Advanced Building and Urban Design Ltd., 1123 Budapest, Hungary; Research Group ‘Well Being Research Incubator’, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
Civiero P: Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Spain [ORCID]
Pascual J: Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Spain [ORCID]
Gaitani N: Department of Architecture and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Tamm M: Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Spain
Andresen I: Department of Architecture and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Cali D: Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Magyari Á: Advanced Building and Urban Design Ltd., 1123 Budapest, Hungary [ORCID]
Bukovszki V: Advanced Building and Urban Design Ltd., 1123 Budapest, Hungary
Balázs R: Advanced Building and Urban Design Ltd., 1123 Budapest, Hungary
Dorizas PV: BPIE—Buildings Performance Institute Europe, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Toth Z: BPIE—Buildings Performance Institute Europe, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Mafé C: Housing Europe, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Cheng C: SINTEF Community, 7034 Trondheim, Norway [ORCID]
Reith A: Advanced Building and Urban Design Ltd., 1123 Budapest, Hungary; Research Group ‘Well Being Research Incubator’, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
Civiero P: Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Spain [ORCID]
Pascual J: Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Spain [ORCID]
Gaitani N: Department of Architecture and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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Energies
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14
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14
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4314
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2021
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2021-07-17
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1996-1073
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