ENERGY RETROFITTING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Keywords:
Energy retrofitting of building;Building life cycle cost;Marginal costs; Building retrofitting measures;Residential buildingAbstract
Due to worldwide concern about global warming new and effective solutions for energy saving are being
developed and implemented. The final thesis addresses various challenges related to the energy retrofitting of multistorey residential buildings and research on the efficiency of different measures for energy sufficiency improvement of
residential buildings. In the first chapter of thesis the principals of energy saving, and energy retrofitting of buildings are
analysed, followed by exploring of legal regulation and financial frameworks for innovative buildings modernisation
methods.
The practical part of the thesis presents the research on the energy efficiency improvement measures and building
retrofitting scenarios, which are adopted in European countries. Three case studies for energy retrofitting of residential
buildings, located in Kaunas, were analysed and the most efficient retrofitting scenario was selected by implementing life
cycle cost analysis and marginal costs method. The conducted research showed sufficiency of these for assessment of
energy saving efficiency in buildings.
