Towards nearly zero energy : urban settings in the Mediterranean climate /​ Annarita Ferrante.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.The Framework of Urban Built Environments
1.1.Introduction
1.2.Urban environments and energy related issues
1.2.1.Heat island in Mediterranean cities
1.2.2.The case study of the Athens metropolitan area (AMA)
1.2.3.Policy background and nearly zero energy studies
1.3.Discussion
1.4.Further steps
References
2.Nearly Zero Energy Urban Settings (ZEUS)
2.1.Searching for homogeneous urban areas and urban units to depict a city model for Athens
2.1.1.Notes on the concept of urban density
2.2.Case studies' selection as potential reiterative units at the district city scale
2.3.Three representative urban environments in the AMA
2.3.1.The energy demand in the selected urban environments
2.3.2.The energy-saving potential of retrofitting options
2.3.3.Energy generation by renewable energy sources
2.3.4.The energy-saving potential of greenery and passive techniques in the selected urban environments
Contents note continued: 2.4.On the technical feasibility of nearly ZEUS
3.Understanding Economic Constraints to Achieve Nearly ZEUS
3.1.Overcoming existing constraints toward ZEUS
3.1.1.Is technical feasibility associated with the economic feasibility in ZEUS? important economic barriers for ZEUS
3.1.2.Why do we believe in the economic feasibility of nZEBs in existing urban environments? Energy and no-energy related issues in the energy retrofitting as possible incentives toward ZEUS
3.1.3.Deep renovation and volumetric additions in energy retrofitting actions toward ZEUS
3.1.4.Potential impact of designed solutions
3.1.5.Potential constraints of add-ons and urban densification toward nZEBs
3.1.6.Conclusions and recommendations
Acknowledgments
References.