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Elena G. Dascalaki is affiliated with the National Observatory of Athens in Greece. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and environmental science, with significant contributions to the fields of building and construction, environmental engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their work often explores topics related to building energy and comfort optimization, sustainable building design and assessment, environmental impact and sustainability, and energy efficiency and management. Additionally, they have addressed subjects concerning facilities and workplace management, urban planning and valuation, and noise effects and management.

Frequent collaborators include Constantinos A. Balaras, Simon Kontoyiannidis, Kalliopi G. Droutsa, Athanassios A. Argiriou, and Poulia A. Argiropoulou. Their research has been published in a variety of venues, with notable contributions appearing in Energies, IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, Energy and Buildings, Buildings, and Sustainability.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Elena G. Dascalaki include:

  1. Analysis of the embodied energy of construction materials in the life cycle assessment of Hellenic residential buildings (2020, Energy and Buildings)
  2. Primary Energy Factors for Electricity Production in Europe (2022, Energies)
  3. Benchmarks for Embodied and Operational Energy Assessment of Hellenic Single-Family Houses (2020, Energies)
  4. Unveiling the existing condition and energy use in Hellenic school buildings (2021, Energy and Buildings)
  5. Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electricity Consumption in European Union Buildings (2023, Buildings)

The scientific contributions of Elena G. Dascalaki are predominantly aligned with the engineering discipline, with 24 publications. Environmental science is also a significant area of their expertise, represented by 11 of their publications.

Their research covers several subfields, most prominently building and construction, which accounts for 22 of their works. Environmental engineering and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment are also key areas of focus, each contributing to 7 publications. Some research efforts extend into social psychology and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

Best Publications

  • HVAC and indoor thermal conditions in hospital operating rooms

    Constantinos A. Balaras;Elena Dascalaki;Athina Gaglia

  • Heating energy consumption and resulting environmental impact of European apartment buildings

    Constantinos A. Balaras;Kalliopi Droutsa;Elena Dascalaki;Simon Kontoyiannidis

  • Building typologies as a tool for assessing the energy performance of residential buildings ― A case study for the Hellenic building stock

    Elena G. Dascalaki;Kalliopi G. Droutsa;Constantinos A. Balaras;Simon Kontoyiannidis

  • Dynamic building stock modelling: Application to 11 European countries to support the energy efficiency and retrofit ambitions of the EU

    Nina Holck Sandberg;Igor Sartori;Oliver Heidrich;Richard Dawson

  • Energy performance and indoor environmental quality in Hellenic schools

    Elena G. Dascalaki;Vasileios G. Sermpetzoglou

  • Deterioration of European apartment buildings

    Constantinos A. Balaras;Kalliopi Droutsa;Elena Dascalaki;Simon Kontoyiannidis

  • Passive solar agricultural greenhouses: A worldwide classification and evaluation of technologies and systems used for heating purposes

    M. Santamouris;C.A. Balaras;E. Dascalaki;M. Vallindras

  • Energy conservation and retrofitting potential in Hellenic hotels

    M. Santamouris;C.A. Balaras;E. Dascalaki;A. Argiriou

  • XENIOS—a methodology for assessing refurbishment scenarios and the potential of application of RES and RUE in hotels

    Elena Dascalaki;Constantinos A. Balaras

  • Data collection and analysis of the building stock and its energy performance—An example for Hellenic buildings

    Elena G. Dascalaki;Kaliopi Droutsa;Athina G. Gaglia;Simon Kontoyiannidis

  • ORME: A multicriteria rating methodology for buildings

    C.-A. Roulet;F. Flourentzou;H.H. Labben;M. Santamouris

  • Energy conservation potential, HVAC installations and operational issues in Hellenic airports

    C.A. Balaras;E. Dascalaki;A. Gaglia;K. Droutsa

  • Energy performance of buildings—EPBD in Greece

    E.G. Dascalaki;C.A. Balaras;A.G. Gaglia;K.G. Droutsa

  • On the potential of retrofitting scenarios for offices

    E. Dascalaki;M. Santamouris

  • Air quality in hospital operating rooms

    Elena G. Dascalaki;Argyro Lagoudi;Constantinos A. Balaras;Athina G. Gaglia

  • Predicting single sided natural ventilation rates in buildings

    E. Dascalaki;M. Santamouris;A. Argiriou;C. Helmis

  • Indoor environmental quality in Hellenic hospital operating rooms

    Elena G. Dascalaki;Athina G. Gaglia;Constantinos A. Balaras;Argyro Lagoudi

  • Mapping the energy performance of hellenic residential buildings from EPC (energy performance certificate) data

    Kalliopi G. Droutsa;Simon Kontoyiannidis;Elena G. Dascalaki;Constantinos A. Balaras

  • On the combination of air velocity and flow measurements in single sided natural ventilation configurations

    E. Dascalaki;M. Santamouris;A. Argiriou;C. Helmis

  • Energy characteristics and savings potential in office buildings

    M. Santamouris;A. Argiriou;E. Dascalaki;C. Balaras

  • Passive retrofitting of office buildings to improve their energy performance and indoor environment: the OFFICE project

    M Santamouris;E Dascalaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Constantinos A. Balaras
Constantinos A. Balaras National Observatory of Athens
Helge Brattebø
Helge Brattebø Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Richard Dawson
Richard Dawson Newcastle University
Maria Loizidou
Maria Loizidou National Technical University of Athens

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