eprintid: 1521707
rev_number: 31
eprint_status: archive
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datestamp: 2016-10-16 19:23:08
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type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Neroutsou, TI
creators_name: Croxford, B
title: Lifecycle costing of low energy housing refurbishment: A case study of a 7 year retrofit in Chester Road, London
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: C04
divisions: F34
keywords: Science & Technology, Technology, Construction & Building Technology, Energy & Fuels, Engineering, Civil, Engineering, Sustainable refurbishment, Lifecycle analysis, Residential buildings
note: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
abstract: The low energy retrofit of the UK existing building stock is an urgent matter after the government’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 80% until 2050. This research addressed the question of whether it is preferable to refurbish in an extensive way or to choose a retrofit strategy with lower capital cost, embodied energy and CO2, tackling issues of cost-effectiveness, embodied and operational energy throughout the lifecycle of an existing Victorian house in London. The indicator Cost per Ton carbon Saved (CTS) was used, which resulted in higher values for the EnerPHit retrofit model, rendering it a less viable alternative. It was also concluded that retrofitting, in general and especially the application of EnerPHit, is an appealing option only with rising gas prices, low discount rates and long lifespans. Those results were even more amplified when climate change was taken into account, a conclusion very important for the application of future legislation and the possible transfer of this study to other climates. It was deduced that a house’s remaining lifetime is a very significant factor to be taken into account, as investments of higher capital cost give higher benefit in long term.
date: 2016-09-15
date_type: published
publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
official_url: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.06.040
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Article
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1181745
doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.06.040
lyricists_name: Croxford, Ben
lyricists_id: BJFCR68
full_text_status: public
publication: Energy and Buildings
volume: 128
pagerange: 178-189
pages: 12
issn: 0378-7788
citation:        Neroutsou, TI;    Croxford, B;      (2016)    Lifecycle costing of low energy housing refurbishment: A case study of a 7 year retrofit in Chester Road, London.                   Energy and Buildings , 128    pp. 178-189.    10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.06.040 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.06.040>.       Green open access   
 
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