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Energy Performance and Indoor Comfort of a 1930s Italian School Building: A case study
Angela AlfanoLaura CirrincioneMaria La GennusaGiorgia PeriGianluca Scaccianocesubject
SchoolBuilding Simulationbusiness.industryEnergy EfficiencyEnergy consumptionEnvironmental economicsInvestment (macroeconomics)language.human_languageOccupational safety and healthIndoor Environmental QualityThermal ComfortOrder (exchange)Climate change scenariolanguageBuilding RetrofitbusinessSicilianProductivityTertiary sector of the economydescription
Reducing energy consumption in the building tertiary sector, which accounts for a big share of the total energy use (and related CO 2 emissions) at European and Italian level, represent a strong element of safety for the EU-28. On the other hand, it is important to improve the, often overlooked, indoor comfort conditions of Italian schools since they have a significant impact on the well-being, productivity, health and safety of their occupants. Thus, it is appropriate to take into account the combination of both needs, also in light of the climate change scenario, in order to identify adequate improvement measures and justify such economic investment. This paper brings a contribution to the matter by means of a case study concerning a Sicilian school belonging to the 1930s period, representing an emblematic case of the Italian school construction panorama.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-13 |