Version 1
: Received: 21 July 2019 / Approved: 23 July 2019 / Online: 23 July 2019 (11:08:24 CEST)
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: Received: 23 July 2019 / Approved: 24 July 2019 / Online: 24 July 2019 (11:53:34 CEST)
Koutra, S.; Pagnoule, C.; Galatoulas, N.-F.; Bagheri, A.; Waroux, T.; Becue, V.; Ioakimidis, C.S. The Zero-Energy Idea in Districts: Application of a Methodological Approach to a Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons). Sustainability2019, 11, 4814.
Koutra, S.; Pagnoule, C.; Galatoulas, N.-F.; Bagheri, A.; Waroux, T.; Becue, V.; Ioakimidis, C.S. The Zero-Energy Idea in Districts: Application of a Methodological Approach to a Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons). Sustainability 2019, 11, 4814.
Koutra, S.; Pagnoule, C.; Galatoulas, N.-F.; Bagheri, A.; Waroux, T.; Becue, V.; Ioakimidis, C.S. The Zero-Energy Idea in Districts: Application of a Methodological Approach to a Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons). Sustainability2019, 11, 4814.
Koutra, S.; Pagnoule, C.; Galatoulas, N.-F.; Bagheri, A.; Waroux, T.; Becue, V.; Ioakimidis, C.S. The Zero-Energy Idea in Districts: Application of a Methodological Approach to a Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons). Sustainability 2019, 11, 4814.
Abstract
Through history, particular attention has been paid of the study of the relationship between the energy use and the city structure. Improving energy efficiency in modern agglomerations is the most promising means to mitigate climate change and its impacts. In this current context of globalisation, European Union proposes initiatives and policy targets to rethink the urban development strategies towards the ‘zero energy objectives’. Providing a methodological approach with a simulation district analysis, the present article summarizes how the ‘zero energy’ challenge is analyzed in an existing district (Epinlieu) to articulate the users’ requirements in energy. This study contributes to the scientific discussion of the districts’ urban structure and energy planning by establishing a linkage among the beneficial influence of the KPIs of the districts’ form to increase their energy efficiency and its application in a real case study in Belgium.
Keywords
Case study; District; Energy; Structure; Zero
Subject
Social Sciences, Sociology
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
24 July 2019
Commenter:
Christos S. Ioakimidis
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
Author
Comment:
Just a small correction at the page 20 there is a paragraph which is erased when I did the corrections and the changes following the reviewers' comments, so at the published version of the manuscript it has to be removed.
Commenter: Christos S. Ioakimidis
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author