low-energy buildings; neighbourhoods; transport energy consumption; energy mix; inhabitant's behaviours; urban and suburban renewal
Abstract :
[en] The world is undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in history. In the actual context of growing interests in environmental issues, uban areas are known to present high potentialities in terms of energy reduction. However, existing models and regulation often adopt the perspective of the individual building as an autonomous entity, and neglect the importance of phenomena linked to larger scales, while decisions made at the neighbourhood and the city scales have important consequences on the performance of individual buildings, on the transport habits of the inhabitants and on the potential mutualisation of renewable energy production. This chapter examines strategies toward a sustainable energy transition in the built environment. The chapter summarizes and put into perspectives findings from numerous studies that have investigated parameters influencing energy consumption of the built environment including location, urban form, density, mix use, mobility patterns, buildings insulation, energy mix and inhabitants’ behaviours. This chapter contributes to the important area of understanding how to facilitate a sustainable transition in the built environment through urban and suburban renewal.
Research Center/Unit :
LEMA Lepur : Centre de Recherche sur la Ville, le Territoire et le Milieu rural - ULiège
Disciplines :
Regional & inter-regional studies Energy Architecture Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Reiter, Sigrid ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur A&U > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
Marique, Anne-Françoise ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur A&U > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
Language :
English
Title :
Toward a Sustainable Energy transition in the Built Environment
Publication date :
2013
Main work title :
Energy Consumption : Impacts of Human Activity, Current and Future Challenges, Environmental and Socio-economic Effects
Editor :
Reiter, Sigrid ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering
Publisher :
Nova Science Publishers, New York, United States - New York
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