Adaptation of rural residential buildings in a Mediterranean climate to climate change: A case study of La Rioja (Spain)

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dc.contributor.authorLopez-Ochoa, Luis M.
dc.contributor.authorLas-Heras-Casas, Jesus
dc.contributor.authorCarpio, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorSagredo-Blanco, Enrique
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:14:14Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:14:14Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractClimate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the building sector and rural areas in particular should be prioritised due to their special characteristics. In this work, ways to adapt rural residential buildings in a Mediterranean climate to climate change via energy renovation were studied, taking La Rioja (Spain) as a case study. Different energy renovation solutions were evaluated under different climate change scenarios considering the possible evolution of the climate zones. The energy and economic impacts of these energy-renovated buildings were compared to those of existing buildings. Nearly zero-energy buildings were achieved by changing the thermal envelopes and their corresponding interior partitions. The study discovered that, on the one hand, the heating energy demand was reduced while the cooling energy demand was increased, thus reducing the total energy demand; on the other hand, the best energy renovation solution entails compliance by nearly zero-energy buildings with current building thermal regulation for the current climate zone. This work can serve as a guide to establish and promote energy renovation policies that are effective in addressing climate change and are economically viable. Furthermore, the methodology developed and the results obtained can be extrapolated to other cold Mediterranean climate zones.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109913
dc.identifier.eissn2352-7102
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109913
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/90429
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001259436900001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaJournal of building engineering
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectRural residential buildings
dc.subjectNearly zero-energy buildings
dc.subjectEnergy renovation
dc.subjectSpain
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.ods07 Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.subject.odspa07 Energía asequible y no contaminante
dc.titleAdaptation of rural residential buildings in a Mediterranean climate to climate change: A case study of La Rioja (Spain)
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen94
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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