Energy Efficiency in the Romanian Residential Building Stock: A Literature Review

Muresan, Adina Ana; Attia, Shady

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.02.022

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Energy Efficiency in the Romanian Residential Building Stock: A Literature Review

Muresan, Adina Ana; Attia, Shady

2017 • In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 74, p. 349-363

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energy policy; passive house; thermal comfort; thermal insulation; fuel poverty; sustainable renovation

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[en] The building sector in Romania is dominated by residential buildings that are old and have poor thermal performance. As member of the European Union, Romania has to reach the objectives imposed by the Directive 2009/28/EC and to fulfill the requirements of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) by year 2020. To reach the 2020 objectives, the old buildings from the Romanian building stock should be rehabilitated and the new buildings should be designed according to the latest thermal performance characteristics. The following paper presents the literature review of building energy performance in Romania. The purpose of the literature review analysis is to provide an overview on current building energy efficiency in Romania. The paper also presents future perspectives on implementation of high performance buildings such as the Passive House (PH), nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) and Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB). The reviewed publications and case studies are classified under three categories: policy and regulations, technology and feasibility. Finally, the paper presents a holistic perspective on the Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOTs) of energy efficiency in Romania's residential building sector.

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Sustainable Building Design Lab

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Architecture

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Muresan, Adina Ana

Attia, Shady ; Université de Liège > Département ArGEnCo > Techniques de construction des bâtiments

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English

Title :

Energy Efficiency in the Romanian Residential Building Stock: A Literature Review

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22 February 2017

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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1364-0321

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1879-0690

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Elsevier, Oxford, United Kingdom

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349-363

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