ROTARU , Ancuţa (Coordinador)

The role, the economic relevance and the impacts of the construction sector in the world demand, in today's society, increasing requirements in terms of sustainability and efficiency. According to ISO 15686, the LCC (Life Cycle Cost) methodology is a useful technique that allows the evaluation of comparative costs during a specific period of...

Climate change is one of the main problems of the society of the 21st century. High emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) are generating more and more extreme living conditions, so GHG emissions should be reduced. Regarding buildings, their high energy consumption is mainly responsible for the contributions of GHG to the atmosphere. Ambitious...

The construction sector is one of the highest waste generators in many countries. Several studies evidence the close relationship between the decisions taken during the design phase and the reduction of the construction and demolition wastes (CDW).Moreover, many studies show the advantages of Rehabilitation versus Demolition. However, a main...

Currently, the building stock is energy inefficient. Consequently, the residential sector is one of the main sources emitting Greenhouse Gases, mainly due to the poor thermal performance of envelopes. Thermal bridges are among those envelope elements where heat losses or gains take place. A previous study highlighted the importance of...