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Optimization of energy efficiency renovations in buildings: Unlocking multiple benefits across environmental, economic, and social dimensions Cover

Optimization of energy efficiency renovations in buildings: Unlocking multiple benefits across environmental, economic, and social dimensions

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|Jul 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Schematic representation of the multi-objective optimization of retrofit portfolios for Portugal’s building stock.

Table 1

Economic parameters.

ECONOMIC PARAMETERSVALUESREFERENCES:
Energy prices for consumersElectricity€0.2284/kWh(Presidency of the Council of Ministers 2021; Eurostat 2022a; Eurostat 2022b)
Biomass€0.05/kWh
Avoided costs of energy supplyElectricity€0.1144/kWh(Eurostat, 2022b, 2022c; Presidency of the Council of Ministers, 2021)
Biomass€0.0469/kWh
Discount rate5%(Presidency of the Council of Ministers 2021)
Figure 2

3D objective space defined by TPES (x-axis, TJ), SIR (y-axis), and HI (z-axis, number of potential premature deaths), with the minimization objective GPBT expressed in years.

Figure 3

Policy scorecard for representative portfolios.

Table 2

Performance and cost indicators for representative portfolios by cluster (anchors and representatives).

PORTFOLIOTPES (TJ)GPBT (YEARS)SIRHI (No.)PUBLIC COST (M€)BUILDINGS (NO.)AVOIDED SUPPLY COSTS (M€)NPV (M€)TOTAL GHG SAVINGS OPERATION (MTCO2EQ.)GVA (M€)JOBS (X1000.)HOUSEHOLDS’ ENERGY SAVINGS (M€)ZEB (%)
PROFILEID
Large-scale/high ZEBind_000335 889.510.0221.850.000535,647.303,801,3004,418.252024.5411.88441.6212.828,347.2083.37
ind_014334 658.500.0191.99–0.0053832,869.083,783,9004,395.572182.211.86411.1611.948,317.5484.25
ind_027333 778.740.0192–0.003732,761.833,741,9004,381.962186.5911.83408.6511.848,294.1284.07
ind_034333 456.840.0192.01–0.0026232,425.193,719,1004,377.082197.4411.81403.2811.738,286.0283.98
ind_044332 509.280.0182.02–0.0009332,305.383,674,1004,362.472201.8711.77400.611.628,261.0183.78
ind_054331 035.060.0182.040.0020731,830.523,604,8004,340.232215.4111.7391.9811.388,222.5483.43
ind_068322 900.290.0162.120.0037230,013.753,312,6004,224.182229.8211.37363.3110.588,023.7382.81
ind_084307 017.330.0142.140.0053528,190.362,950,5004,003.732132.0510.76343.669.767,633.0277.52
ind_088300 676.950.0152.330.0045625,474.592,625,6003,916.852232.810.51302.318.827,479.0683.16
ind_112267 036.000.0132.440.0049521,572.722,130,9003,470.982047.029.312537.446,643.4281.16
Balanced compromiseind_137224 958.380.0122.750.0046515,813.101,620,9002,912.771854.657.78183.855.55,603.8972.92
ind_157181 354.610.0112.920.0041112,104.801,215,6002,344.851540.826.26138.54.24,518.0271.54
ind_180140 750.190.013.120.003378,730.98863,1001,816.481234.14.8595.782.943,508.0366.01
ind_197111 297.540.0093.270.002826,554.39633,3001,434.03995.033.8270.942.192,775.3262.43
ind_21289 513.680.0093.440.002214,956.61503,7001,150.69816.353.0555.271.72,234.9846.28
High-return/low-coverageind_23660 523.790.0093.860.001552,969.55323,100774.37573.832.0434.31.031,514.2621.26
ind_25738 363.270.0084.350.001141,587.42179,100490.62377.811.318.70.56959.4223.95
ind_27120 741.610.0084.940.00065713.1183,100264.63211.090.78.280.24519.140
ind_2836 102.590.0074.490.00019249.6436,60077.8460.520.22.720.08152.750
ind_2884 162.080.0064.020.00013205.4535,70053.0739.870.142.110.07104.190
Language: English
Page range: 13 - 13
Submitted on: Mar 17, 2026
Accepted on: May 8, 2026
Published on: Jul 20, 2026
Published by: European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Marcos Tenente, Álvaro Gomes, Carla Henriques, Patrícia Pereira da Silva, published by European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)
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