ENERGY EFFICIENT RETROFIT IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS TO ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE

Abstract

Building sector consumed 36% of the world’s final energy for the year 2018, and responsible for 39% of the total global emissions, Therefore, the buildings sector offers an important opportunity for energy saving and (GHG) emissions mitigation, and would play a significant role in meeting with the (SDGs). The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the relation between energy efficient retrofits in residential buildings and achieving environmental sustainability and combating climate change. This will lead to the development of an objective design guide that address energy-saving technologies with clear measurement techniques to assess the sustainable environmental impacts of the retrofitting process and therefore achieving an energy efficient building retrofit