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Comparison of nZEB indicators for hotel renovations under different European climatic conditions
[What is a nearly zero energy building? Overview, implementation and comparison of definitions]

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  • Filipe O Cunha
  • Armando C Oliveira

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Hotels hold an important role in the energy efficiency policies of the European Union (EU), as they are typically ranked among the top energy consumers in the non-residential sector. However, a significant amount of the energy used in hotels is wasted, leaving ample room for enhancing energy-efficiency and resource conservation. Indeed, energy refurbishment of the hotel building stock is crucial in order to reach the nearly zero energy building (nZEB) status imposed by EU Directives for energy efficiency, and also an important pillar to achieve the energy targets for 2030 and the transition towards climate-neutral levels by 2050.A typical 4-star hotel in operation in Faro (Portugal) was used as a case study in order to establish energy performance indicators for nZEB hotels in three European cities, taking into account the influence of the climatic context, the technical feasibility and cost effectiveness of the best energy retrofit packages. The study started after the calibration of the building energy model by means of an energy audit and measured data, in order to have a baseline model that represents well the actual energy use of the hotel in the reference location. The building energy model was developed by using DesignBuilder/EnergyPlus software. The validated model was then used to assess the effect of the best retrofit interventions (energy efficiency measures and active solar systems) in order to set minimum energy performance requirements and to reach cost-optimal levels and nZEB levels for refurbished hotels. A significant energy-saving potential was found for the cost-optimal benchmarks, and the obtained nZEB levels can be achieved under technically and economically conditions for the selected cities: Faro, London and Athens.

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  • Filipe O Cunha & Armando C Oliveira, 2021. "Comparison of nZEB indicators for hotel renovations under different European climatic conditions [What is a nearly zero energy building? Overview, implementation and comparison of definitions]," International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, Oxford University Press, vol. 16(1), pages 246-257.
  • Handle: RePEc:oup:ijlctc:v:16:y:2021:i:1:p:246-257.
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    1. Floričić, Tamara & Pavia, Nadia & Kacun, Tara, 2024. "The Importance of the Quality and Sustainability Labels in the Perception of the Luxury Hotel Industry," Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, Cinturs - Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, University of Algarve, vol. 12(3), pages 279-297.

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