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The 4th Industrial Revolution Brings a Change in the Design Paradigm for New and Retrofitted Buildings †

Abstract

The Fourth Industrial Revolution forms a smart grid with diverse sources of energy through the interconnectivity of data. Buildings that were previously the biggest users of energy are now becoming energy producers. Yet, buildings are also continually changing. The ecological definition of buildings, in addition to the building itself, includes solar panels and geothermal energy storage. The need for decarbonization and energy-efficiency …

Authors

Bomberg M; Romanska-Zapala A; Santos P

Journal

Energies, Vol. 16, No. 4,

Publisher

MDPI

DOI

10.3390/en16041993

ISSN

1996-1073