João Alencastro|Alba Fuertes|Pieter de Wilde
The relationship between quality defects and the thermal performance of buildings
University of Plymouth|University of Plymouth|University of Plymouth
construction sector accounts significant portion total final energy use carbon emissions worldwide despite efforts reduce energy consumption energy efficiency improvements buildings measures proposed construction sector falling short among several causes lead buildings perform differently defined design stage commonly referred energy performance gap occurrence quality defects acknowledged paper aims identify indepth literature review quality defects undermine thermal performance buildings comparing studies findings regard defect characteristics attributes major causes influencing factors impact energy performance construction projects review also aims highlight areas research needed expected thermal performance buildings achieved understanding generation process effects defects energy efficiency buildings support implementation appropriate quality management systems construction projects thus contribute achievement intended energy performance targets