Ziortza Egiluz

University of the Basque Country | UPV/EHU · Mechanic Engineering

Scientific evidence suggests that climate change is increasing the severity and frequency of heat waves. In temperate climate cities, where overheating has not been a common issue, households will increasingly suffer from high indoor temperatures. In this work, the effectiveness of different adaptation strategies is measured according to the improv...

The impacts of climate change, such as extreme events and progressive global warming, threaten the conservation and habitability of urban cultural heritage. Understanding climate risks to heritage must be part of planning and policy decision-making processes to increase the resilience and sustainability of both social and built environmental system...

Forest certification has become a strategic instrument for businesses, particularly for accessing sensitive environmental markets and within sustainability commitments. This trend is also visible in Spain, where PEFC (Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) certification has increased by 91% in the past five years. However, there is a...

The need to reduce energy consumption and related CO2 emissions within buildings requires further in-depth analysis of buildings and their components. Building envelope materials are crucial in that regard. One example is the double-skin façade, a passive energy saving alternative, the various advantages of which include increased acoustic protecti...

Eraikuntzako energia-kontsumoak gora egin du azken urteotan. Horregatik, eraikinen energia-eraginkortasunari buruzko araudiak ezarri behar izan dira kontsumoa kontrolatzeko, energia-aurrezpena hobetzeko eta energia-eraginkortasuna hobetzeko. Baina Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoan zaharrak eta energetikoki pobreak diren eraikin kopurua oso altua denez, b...

The increasing energy consumption levels of buildings within Europe call for controlled consumption and improvements to energy savings and efficiency and effective energy efficiency regulations. However, many aging and energy-inefficient buildings require energetic retrofitting that can employ various façades solutions and insulation materials. The...

Reinforced concrete was introduced by patented systems into Spain towards the end of the 19th c. Early patents were effectively foreign trademarks, although Spanish engineers, architects and industrialists soon developed their own RC systems. Local builders would build structures with scarce little regard for calculated design and construction in t...

New policies on energy efficiency in buildings aim to improve our environment. EU requirements on reduced energy demand to achieve Nearly Zero Energy Buildings are of equal importance to pollution and raw-material consumption. Addressing these parameters, building life-cycle analyses are needed, not only to reduce energy consumption, but also to en...