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Larrumbide Gómez-Rubiera, EnriqueAuthorGallego Sanchez-Torija, JorgeAuthorBedoya Frutos, CésarAuthor

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February 21, 2020
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Zero cost conditioning techniques to improve the indoor environment of school buildings

Publicated to: Revista de la Construccion. 18 (3): 525-535 - 2019-12-01 18(3), DOI: 10.7764/RDLC.18.3.525

Authors:

Gómez-Rubiera, EL; Sánchez-Torija, JG; Frutos, CB
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Affiliations

Higher Council Sci Res, Eduardo Torroja Construct Sci Inst, Calle Serrano Galvache 4, Madrid 28033, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Construct & Technol Architecture, Tech Sch Architecture Madrid, Avda Juan de Herrera 4, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

In order to reduce the use of energy in buildings, it is necessary to make changes in the society paradigm, not only changes in the way buildings use energy. It seems appropriate to analyse the savings that can be obtained by simple actions related to the implementation of good practices for passive conditioning, for which no economic investment are required. As a zero-investment action, the possibility of moving the school schedule to the period of the day in which the exterior temperature is lower needs to use energy to maintain the comfort condition inside the building is analyzed. Simulations of nine activities about moving school schedules and close the shutters in a teaching centre building located on the Spanish climatic zone D3 are carried out. The percentage of savings when the teaching centre imparts classes from 14:00 to 21:00 during October to May and from 7:00 to 14:00 during September closes the shutters in the summer period and in winter evenings is the 50%. The (sic)6,120 of savings that are obtained annually with this activity could be an interesting economic injection that allows to undertake future investments in the school, and with it achieving the objectives sought with circular economy.
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Keywords

Circular economyEnergyEnergy optimizationIndoor environmental quality (ieq)School buildingThermal comfort

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Revista de la Construccion, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q4 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Construction & Building Technology, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • Dialnet Métricas: 1
  • Google Scholar: 4
  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 3
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 32 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/92247/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 35
    • Downloads: 12
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (LARRUMBIDE GOMEZ-RUBIERA, ENRIQUE ALBERTO) and Last Author (BEDOYA FRUTOS, CESAR).

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