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- Publication 16 August 2021 Engineering skills and knowledge related to nZEB construction The buildings sector is the largest energy-demanding and polluting sector in the global economy. The implementation of nearly Zero Energy Buildings contributes to reducing energy use and climate change. To support this construction there is a need for educating professionals with the required skills and competencies on energy-efficient buildings. This paper reports on the necessary knowledge to be acquired by engineers to deliver nZEB projects. Here, we identify the entire set of nZEB features…
- Publication 16 August 2021 Environmental sustainability of data centres: A need for a multi-impact and life cycle approach This issue brief uses examples to showcase the substantial environmental impacts of data centres stemming from other life cycle stages than their operations and calls for the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to assess and address such impacts.
- Publication 16 August 2021 Developing a common approach for classifying building stock energy models Buildings contribute 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions; therefore, strategies that can substantially reduce emissions from the building stock are key components of broader efforts to mitigate climate change and achieve sustainable development goals. Models that represent the energy use of the building stock at scale under various scenarios of technology deployment have become essential tools for the development and assessment of such strategies. Within the past decade, the capabilities of…
- Publication 16 August 2021 Analyzing the energy system impacts of price-induced demand-side-flexibility with empirical data This paper assesses the potential effects on the energy system from a full roll out of a smart phone app designed to connect household electricity consumers with their consumption and price data. The effects of the app in allowing greater demand-side flexibility from household consumers is estimated based on data from an 18-month field trial involving 1557 Austrian households. These estimates are given as hourly price elasticities of electricity demand and hourly energy efficiency treatment…
- Publication 16 August 2021 The effect of cold waves on daily mortality in districts in Madrid considering sociodemographic variables While there is much research that focuses on the association between cold waves and their impacts on daily mortality at the city level, few analyze the impact related to social context and demographic variables at levels lower than the municipal. The objective of this study was to determine the role of the percentage of people over age 65, income level and percentage of homes without heating in the analysis of the impact of cold waves on daily mortality between January 1, 2010 and December 31,…
- Publication 16 August 2021 Klima og Miljø - nye udviklingsudfordring
- Publication 16 August 2021 Data Centres: Digitalisation Powerhouse and Energy Efficiency Potential
- Publication 16 August 2021 Reducing the energy use of video gaming: energy efficiency and gamification Video games have environmental impacts due to their energy consumption, which drives climate change, and life cycle issues related to the equipment used for gaming and for the distribution of games – for example extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, and disposal at the end of life. However, video games also have a powerful influence on people’s lifestyles, and through gamification people can be influenced to adopt pro-environment behaviour. Therefore, this brief looks at energy use in…