There are between 16.000 and 30.000 energy-poor households in Montenegro, according to a study in which female professors of the Faculty of Civil Engineering participated, in which, among other things, it is pointed out that our country is one of the most inefficient energy consumers in Europe.
Improving the energy efficiency of buildings in Montenegro is essential and would have multiple socioeconomic benefits, in the context of climate change and the announced global warming. This is the conclusion of the research of the professors of the civil engineering faculties of the University of Montenegro and the University of Ljubljana, which was published in the Elsevier database.
"An existing residential building in Podgorica was selected and modeled for the study, simulations of the building's thermal performance were performed, in current and future climate conditions, and then a comprehensive parametric analysis of various reconstruction scenarios and implemented measures to improve the building's energy performance was performed. At the same time, a survey was conducted among tenants in order to determine the degree of thermal comfort in the living space and to evaluate the acceptability of the proposed energy reconstruction measures", according to the research in which representatives of the Faculty of Civil Engineering participated. Marija Jevrić i Ivana Cipranic, transmitted by UCG.
The results showed that the most effective measure of energy reconstruction would be thermal insulation of the building envelope, which, it is stated, was expected. However, passive measures, such as intensive natural ventilation, combined with active measures, would lead to a reduction of the total energy used by 75 percent in the current climate and up to 66 percent at the end of the 21st century according to certain scenarios for future climate conditions in Podgorica , adds in this research.
However, the results of a survey conducted among tenants revealed that they mostly rely on cooling with air conditioning, and that they do not have enough information about the potential of the mentioned passive measures.
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