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Foreword from the Editors; Contents; Contributors; Part I ; World Sustainable Energy Days Next Conference 2014: Energy Efficiency in Buildings; Chapter 1; Robust Building Data: A Driver for Policy Development; 1.1 The Importance of Building Performance Data; 1.2 Methodology; 1.3 Data Quality Findings; 1.3.1 Regional Comparison; 1.3.2 Understanding the Differences in Data Quality; 1.4 Main Recommendations for Better Data Collection Practices; 1.5 What Conclusions Can Be Drawn from This Report?; References; Chapter 2; Making European Buildings Data Useful for Policy-Making Process
2.1 The Need for Buildings Data2.2 The Current Status of the European Buildings Data; 2.3 The Challenges and Opportunities of the Buildings Data Collection in Europe; 2.3.1 Harmonisation of the European Buildings Data; 2.3.2 Better Use of Existing Tools for Data Collection (Central EPC and Renovation Registers); 2.3.3 Use of New Tools for Data Collection (Especially for Non-Residential Sector); 2.4 How to Make European Buildings Data Useful; References; Chapter 3; Dynamic Building Energy Codes: Learning from International Best Practices; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methodology; 3.2.1 Overview
3.2.2 Key Themes, Criteria and Sub-Questions3.2.3 Scoring Principles; 3.2.4 Selection of Best Practice Building Energy Codes; 3.3 Results; 3.3.1 Performance Approach; 3.3.2 Dynamic Process; 3.3.3 Enforcement; 3.3.4 Overall Performance; 3.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4; Towards 2020: Zero-Energy Building for Residential and Non-Residential Buildings; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methodology; 4.3 Results and Discussion; 4.3.1 Non-residential Building: School with Three Wings; 4.3.2 Residential Building: Two-Storey Single-Family House; 4.4 Conclusions and Outlook; References; Chapter 5
Toolbox to Design Housing Refurbishment5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Research Procedure; 5.3 Results; 5.4 Case Study: Refurbishing Two-Storey House; 5.5 Discussion; 5.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6; Estimating Solar Energy Potential in Buildings on a Global Level; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Methodology; 6.2.1 Scope; 6.2.2 BISE Model's Design; 6.3 Results; 6.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7; Long-Term Energy Accumulation in Underground Hot Water Tanks: Fluid Convective Behaviour and Its Influence on the Thermal Losses; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Case Description; 7.3 Methodology; 7.4 Results
7.5 ConclusionsReferences; Optimizing the Control Strategy of a Low-Energy House's Heating System; Chapter 8; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Case Study; 8.3 Method; 8.3.1 Heat Gains; 8.3.2 Pellet Boiler; 8.3.3 Floor Heating; 8.4 Results and Discussion; 8.4.1 Heat Demand; 8.4.2 Control Optimization; 8.5 Conclusion and Future Work; References; Chapter 9; Optimizing Self-Consumption of Grid-Connected PV/Storage Systems; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The Integration of a Storage System; 9.3 PV/Storage Simulation; 9.4 Economic Assessment; 9.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 10
2.1 The Need for Buildings Data2.2 The Current Status of the European Buildings Data; 2.3 The Challenges and Opportunities of the Buildings Data Collection in Europe; 2.3.1 Harmonisation of the European Buildings Data; 2.3.2 Better Use of Existing Tools for Data Collection (Central EPC and Renovation Registers); 2.3.3 Use of New Tools for Data Collection (Especially for Non-Residential Sector); 2.4 How to Make European Buildings Data Useful; References; Chapter 3; Dynamic Building Energy Codes: Learning from International Best Practices; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methodology; 3.2.1 Overview
3.2.2 Key Themes, Criteria and Sub-Questions3.2.3 Scoring Principles; 3.2.4 Selection of Best Practice Building Energy Codes; 3.3 Results; 3.3.1 Performance Approach; 3.3.2 Dynamic Process; 3.3.3 Enforcement; 3.3.4 Overall Performance; 3.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4; Towards 2020: Zero-Energy Building for Residential and Non-Residential Buildings; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methodology; 4.3 Results and Discussion; 4.3.1 Non-residential Building: School with Three Wings; 4.3.2 Residential Building: Two-Storey Single-Family House; 4.4 Conclusions and Outlook; References; Chapter 5
Toolbox to Design Housing Refurbishment5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Research Procedure; 5.3 Results; 5.4 Case Study: Refurbishing Two-Storey House; 5.5 Discussion; 5.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6; Estimating Solar Energy Potential in Buildings on a Global Level; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Methodology; 6.2.1 Scope; 6.2.2 BISE Model's Design; 6.3 Results; 6.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7; Long-Term Energy Accumulation in Underground Hot Water Tanks: Fluid Convective Behaviour and Its Influence on the Thermal Losses; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Case Description; 7.3 Methodology; 7.4 Results
7.5 ConclusionsReferences; Optimizing the Control Strategy of a Low-Energy House's Heating System; Chapter 8; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Case Study; 8.3 Method; 8.3.1 Heat Gains; 8.3.2 Pellet Boiler; 8.3.3 Floor Heating; 8.4 Results and Discussion; 8.4.1 Heat Demand; 8.4.2 Control Optimization; 8.5 Conclusion and Future Work; References; Chapter 9; Optimizing Self-Consumption of Grid-Connected PV/Storage Systems; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The Integration of a Storage System; 9.3 PV/Storage Simulation; 9.4 Economic Assessment; 9.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 10