Total Performance in Practice: Energy Efficiency in Modern Developer-Built Housing
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F25%3A43927295" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/25:43927295 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/en18154003" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/en18154003</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en18154003" target="_blank" >10.3390/en18154003</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Total Performance in Practice: Energy Efficiency in Modern Developer-Built Housing
Original language description
Improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings is essential for achieving global climate goals and reducing environmental impact. This study analyzes the Total Performance approach using the example of a modern semi-detached house built by a Polish developer, as an example. The building is designed with integrated systems that minimize energy consumption while maintaining resident comfort. The building is equipped with an air-to-water heat pump, underfloor heating, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and automatic temperature control systems. Energy efficiency was assessed using ArCADia–TERMOCAD 8.0 software in accordance with Polish Technical Specifications (TS) and verified by monitoring real-time electricity consumption during the heating season. The results show a PED from non-renewable sources of 54.05 kWh/(m2·year), representing a 23% reduction compared to the Polish regulatory limit of 70 kWh/(m2·year). Real-time monitoring conducted from December 2024 to April 2025 confirmed these results, indicating an actual energy demand of approximately 1771 kWh/year. Domestic hot water (DHW) preparation accounted for the largest share of energy consumption. Despite its dependence on grid electricity, the building has the infrastructure to enable future photovoltaic (PV) installation, offering further potential for emissions reduction. The results confirm that Total Performance strategies are not only compliant with applicable standards, but also economically and environmentally viable. They represent a scalable model for sustainable residential construction, in line with the European Union’s (EU’s) decarbonization policy and the goals of the European Green Deal.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40101 - Agriculture
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Energies
ISSN
1996-1073
e-ISSN
1996-1073
Volume of the periodical
18
Issue of the periodical within the volume
15
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
21
Pages from-to
4003
UT code for WoS article
001548796100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105013137995