Publications by Flourentzos Flourentzou

Optimal design and operation of a building energy hub: A comparison of exergy-based and energy-based optimization in Swiss and Italian case studies

Dolaana Khovalyg, Flourentzos Flourentzou, Joshua Pereira, Amirreza Heidari

With growing concerns on global warming, exergy-based design methods for energy hubs (EHs) in the urban context have been recently investigated to promote more rational and efficient use of energy sources. This study aims to compare exergy-based multi-obje ...

Elsevier2021

Domestic hot water optimizing potential in existing or renovated multifamily residential buildings

Flourentzos Flourentzou, Joshua Pereira

In a Swiss case study of the ReCO2st research project, hot water optimization demonstrated a high potential for energy savings with low investment costs. The optimization started with the end user to reduce first hot water consumption. Energy-efficient sho ...

IOP PUBLISHING LTD2021

Life cycle efficiency ratio: a new performance indicator for a life cycle driven approach to evaluate the potential of ventilative cooling and thermal inertia

Flourentzos Flourentzou, Thomas Bernard Paul Jusselme, Arianna Brambilla, Jérôme Philippe Bonvin

Building envelope design has gained importance as a means to reduce heating and cooling demand related to a building’s operational phase. However, in high internal load buildings, such as offices, internal gains can easily lead to overheating. Thermal iner ...

2018

On the Influence of Thermal Mass and Natural Ventilation on Overheating Risk in Offices

Flourentzos Flourentzou, Thomas Bernard Paul Jusselme, Arianna Brambilla, Jérôme Philippe Bonvin

Free cooling strategies are gaining importance in design practice due to the increased risk of overheating in well-insulated buildings with high internal loads such as offices. The state of the art highlights that the most efficient passive solution for in ...

2018

Modeling the performance of cool pavements and the effect of their aging on outdoor surface and air temperatures

Flourentzos Flourentzou

Aiming at the improvement of a dense urban area's microclimatic conditions, this study examines by simulation means, the application of highly reflective materials as a mitigation strategy. However, as significant albedo changes may occur due to weathering ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV2018

Multicriteria analysis of health, comfort and energy efficiency in buildings

Flourentzos Flourentzou, Claude-Alain Roulet

In order to comply with sustainable development policy, the minimum that buildings should achieve are a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient environment. Criteria for individually assessing each of the many criteria are known: the occupant's perceived ...

2006

Constructivisme piagétien dans l'aide à la décision : contribution au développement durable en architecture

Flourentzos Flourentzou

EPFL2001