The sustainable development of urban and rural settlements is considered one of the
primary objectives of economic, social, and urban planning. Recent studies focused …

Energy poverty is a significant social, economic, and health issue which increasingly affects
millions of households worldwide. Both climate change and the socio-economic crisis have …

There is a growing number of published peer-reviewed articles, government reports and
investigations from civil societies reporting the poor performance of Public Private …

This paper identifies the main factors that shape energy poverty. Based on the analysis of
statistical, regulatory documentation, as well as the state of the housing stock in Portugal, a …

Efforts to reduce heating-related energy consumption have great potential for overall energy
reduction, especially considering the significant contribution of heating to energy usage in …

The NUDGE project focuses on testing the potential of behavioural-science inspired energy
efficiency interventions with real users and quantifying the respective energy-efficient …