Olatz Pombo

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | UPM · Departamento de Construcción y Tecnología Arquitectónicas

This chapter focuses on the eco-design of a low-impact environmental recovery plant to value brewery by-products for aquaculture feed ingredients. A Life Cycle Assessment methodology was used from the preliminary design steps for decision making considering different passive energy saving measures as well as material alternatives in order to reduce...

Viable implementation of building energy-efficiency policies is inevitable to mitigate climate change, above all as buildings account for around 40% of the world’s energy consumption. Although some 75% of all buildings in Europe are energy-inefficient, only 0.4-1.2% of the whole stock is renovated each year. The greatest challenge for the coming de...

It is widely known that the improvement of the energy performance of the existing building stock is a current priority action. This paper presents a methodological approach for the comparative assessment of retrofitting solutions, with the aim of contributing to retrofitting decision-making, considering both the environmental and economic impacts t...

The reuse of waste materials can contribute to improve the sustainability of materials. In the EU, consumers discard around 5.8 million tonnes of textiles per year and only the 25% is recycled. The aim of this paper is to present the results of the research conducted to use textile fibre waste in boards. They were bindered with the minimum hydrauli...

The aim of the present research is to characterise the international scene in the field of building refurbishment, by thoroughly reviewing the literature relating to building renovation and systematising the results according to the different aspects considered by the authors. Even though there is certain consensus with respect to the criteria for...

The building sector is one of the key consumers of energy worldwide. Thus, the retrofitting of existing buildings provides excellent opportunities for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This paper presents a critical review of the research undertaken on housing retrofits and discusses the approaches driving the assessment of...

La edificación es un sector de enorme influencia en la evolución del consumo de energía y las emisiones de CO2. Teniendo en cuenta que en estos momentos hay 3,5 millones de viviendas vacías y que los próximos años no va a haber un aumento en la demanda de vivienda nueva, la rehabilitación sostenible del parque residencial existente es una tarea pri...

La edificación es un sector de enorme influencia en la evolución del consumo de energía y las emisiones de CO2. En estos momentos en España hay casi tres millones y medio de viviendas vacías y según datos del Instituto Nacional de Estadística no se prevé un aumento en la demanda de nueva vivienda para los próximos años. Resulta evidente que actuar...

En los próximos años, el principal reto del sector de la construcción reside en la rehabilitación sostenible del parque inmobiliario. En muchas ciudades de España existe un tejido muy específico sobre el que es necesario intervenir: los barrios de bloque abierto construidos en el periodo de la posguerra. Este artículo parte de un estudio del parqu...