Overheating calculation methods criteria and indicators in European regulation for residential buildings

[en] With the ongoing significance of overheating calculations in the residential building sector, building codes such as the European Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD) are essential for harmonizing the indicators and performance thresholds. This paper investigates Europe's overheating calculation methods, indicators, and thresholds and evaluates their ability to address climate change and heat events. e study aims to identify the suitability of existing overheating calculation methods and propose recommendations for the EPBD. The study results provide a cross-sectional overview of twenty-six European countries. The most influential overheating calculation criteria are listed the best approaches are ranked. The paper provides a thorough comparative assessment and recommendations to align current calculations with climate-sensitive metrics. The results suggest a framework and key performance indicators that are comfort-based, multi-zonal, and time-integrated to calculate overheating and modify the EU's next building energy efficiency regulations. The results can help policymakers and building professionals to develop the next overheating calculation framework and approach for the future development of climate-proof and resilient residential buildings.

Disciplines :

Architecture

Author, co-author :

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

Benzidane, Caroline

Rahif, Ramin ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering

Amaripadath, Deepak ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering

Hamdy, Mohamed ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Techniques de construction des bâtiments

Holzer, Peter

Koch, Annekatrin

Maas, Anton

Moosberger, Sven

Petersen, Steffen

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Language :

English

Title :

Overheating calculation methods criteria and indicators in European regulation for residential buildings

Publication date :

01 September 2023

Journal title :

Energy and Buildings

ISSN :

0378-7788

eISSN :

1872-6178

Publisher :

Elsevier BV

Volume :

113170

Pages :

113170

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Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Development Goals :

11. Sustainable cities and communities

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0378778823004000?httpAccept=text/xml

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Dataset for calculation methods on overheating in European regulation for residential buildings

Benzidane, C.; Laurent, O., Attia, S. 2023, Dataset for calculation methods on overheating in European regulation for residential buildings, https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LCBTNX, Harvard Dataverse, V2

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