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Recently, the construction sector in Albania has been developing rapidly when it comes to the variety of construction materials and the most advanced techniques of the time. The challenge for engineers, architects, and builders consists of using and combining them as effectively as possible to ensure maximum comfort at the lowest possible cost. When designing a building, one should bear in mind that the success or failure of the project is based primarily on ensuring internal environmental comfort, as it has been proven that residents who live in an environment that contributes to a healthy and comfortable lifestyle are more satisfied and productive. Unfortunately, this fact is often overlooked, as it is easier to focus on the initial cost of a project rather than to determine the value of the improved health and productivity of the user as well as the reduction of the subsequent costs. Through measurements performed in different seasons and periods, it has been proven that the thermal insulation of a building significantly increases its thermal comfort. Additionally, statistical tables obtained from Electricity Distribution Operator prove that thermal insulation is associated with a significant reduction in electricity consumption, from 15 - 28%, mainly in peak periods. If the Urban Sector of Local Units were to find stimulators, motivating entities to consider the thermal insulation of new buildings, it would make a substantial difference in this regard. The thermal insulation of the existing dwellings' stock, which can be realized through the coordination of the Local Units and the Electricity Distribution Operator policies, would also significantly impact the increase of thermal comfort and the reduction of electricity consumption.
Received: 20 September 2022 / Accepted: 26 November 2022 / Published: 20 December 2022
最近,阿尔巴尼亚的建筑部门在各种建筑材料和当时最先进的技术方面发展迅速。工程师、建筑师和建筑商面临的挑战包括尽可能有效地使用和组合它们,以尽可能低的成本确保最大的舒适度。在设计建筑时,我们应该记住,项目的成功或失败主要是基于确保内部环境的舒适性,因为事实证明,生活在有利于健康舒适生活方式的环境中的居民更满意,更富有成效。不幸的是,这一事实往往被忽视,因为人们更容易关注项目的初始成本,而不是确定改善用户的健康和生产力以及减少后续成本的价值。通过在不同季节和时期进行的测量,已经证明了建筑物的隔热可以显着提高其热舒适性。此外,从Electricity Distribution Operator获得的统计表证明,隔热与电力消耗的显著减少有关,从15%到28%,主要是在高峰时期。如果地方单位的城市部门能够找到激励因素,促使各实体考虑新建筑物的隔热,那么在这方面就会有很大的不同。现有住宅存量的保温,可以通过当地单位和配电运营商政策的协调来实现,也将显著影响热舒适的增加和电力消耗的减少。收稿日期:2022年9月20日/收稿日期:2022年11月26日/发表日期:2022年12月20日