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The Zero Energy Idea in District. Application of a Methodological Approach in the Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons)

Sesil Koutra
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Claire Pagnoule
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Nikolaos-Foivos Galatoulas
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Ali Bagheri
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Thomas Waroux
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Vincent Becue
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Christos S. Ioakimidis
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Version 1 : Received: 21 July 2019 / Approved: 23 July 2019 / Online: 23 July 2019 (11:08:24 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 23 July 2019 / Approved: 24 July 2019 / Online: 24 July 2019 (11:53:34 CEST)

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Koutra, S.; Pagnoule, C.; Galatoulas, N.-F.; Bagheri, A.; Waroux, T.; Becue, V.; Ioakimidis, C.S. The Zero-Energy Idea in Districts: Application of a Methodological Approach to a Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons). Sustainability 2019, 11, 4814. Koutra, S.; Pagnoule, C.; Galatoulas, N.-F.; Bagheri, A.; Waroux, T.; Becue, V.; Ioakimidis, C.S. The Zero-Energy Idea in Districts: Application of a Methodological Approach to a Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons). Sustainability 2019, 11, 4814.

Abstract

Through history, particular attention has been paid of the study of the relationship between the energy use and the city structure. Improving energy efficiency in modern agglomerations is the most promising means to mitigate climate change and its impacts. In this current context of globalisation, European Union proposes initiatives and policy targets to rethink the urban development strategies towards the ‘zero energy objectives’. Providing a methodological approach with a simulation district analysis, the present article summarizes how the ‘zero energy’ challenge is analyzed in an existing district (Epinlieu) to articulate the users’ requirements in energy. This study contributes to the scientific discussion of the districts’ urban structure and energy planning by establishing a linkage among the beneficial influence of the KPIs of the districts’ form to increase their energy efficiency and its application in a real case study in Belgium.

Keywords

Case study; District; Energy; Structure; Zero

Subject

Social Sciences, Sociology

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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