PhD Thesis - Energy Systems Research Unit - University of Strathclyde

Another good source of information is Buhagiar [20, 21] who addressed differentaspects of improving the thermal envelope of Maltese buildings. However, aparticularly relevant piece of work was that done by Buhagiar and Yousif in [22]who provide a post occupancy evaluation of the energy-efficiency measures in aprototype low-carbon building in Malta, shown in Figure 2.4, with integratedbuilding fabric improvement measures and renewable energy systems.Fig. 2.4 - Energy efficient housing project discussed by Buhagiar and Yousif in [22]The study examined the measures deployed (e.g. roof installed photovoltaic and solarwater heating systems, insulated double walls, external louvers for shading, insulatedroof etc.) and gave preliminary results in terms of quantified energy savings of theindividual measures for the whole building.Based on the recommendations listed in these sources, Table 2.4 lists the mainfeatures of the building fabric used to model the high efficiency fabric used in thesimulations.39