Publications

2021 Publications

  1. Giama, E., Kyriaki, E., Fokaides, P., & Papadopoulos, A. M. (2021). Energy policy towards nZEB: The Hellenic and Cypriot case. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 1-14.link

  2. Klumbytė, E., Bliūdžius, R., Medineckienė, M., & Fokaides, P. A. (2021). An MCDM Model for Sustainable Decision-Making in Municipal Residential Buildings Facilities Management. Sustainability, 13(5), 2820.link

  3. Afxentiou, N., Georgali, P. Z. M., Kylili, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2021). Greenhouse agricultural plastic waste mapping database. Data in brief, 34, 106622. link

  4. Salvia, M., Reckien, D., Pietrapertosa, F., Eckersley, P., Spyridaki, N. A., Krook-Riekkola, A., ... & Heidrich, O. (2021). Will climate mitigation ambitions lead to carbon neutrality? An analysis of the local-level plans of 327 cities in the EU. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 135, 110253. link

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2020 Publications

  1. Georgiou, L., Panteli, C., Kylili, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2020). Thermal performance of brick and stone masonry: Cumulative heat flux dataset for main orientations and under diverse seasonal conditions. Data in Brief, 33, 106599. link

  2. Zdankus, T., Cerneckiene, J., Jonynas, R., Stelmokaitis, G., & Fokaides, P. A. (2020). Experimental investigation of a wind to thermal energy hydraulic system. Renewable Energy, 159, 140-150. link

  3. Panteli, C., Klumbytė, E., Apanavičienė, R., & Fokaides, P. A. (2020). An overview of the existing schemes and research trends in financing the energy upgrade of buildings in Europe. Journal of Sustainable Architecture and Civil Engineering, 27(2), 53-62. link

  4. Kylili, A., Afxentiou, N., Georgiou, L., Panteli, C., Morsink-Georgalli, P. Z., Panayidou, A., ... & Fokaides, P. A. (2020). The role of Remote Working in smart cities: lessons learnt from COVID-19 pandemic. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 1-16. link

  5. Valančius, R., Jurelionis, A., Jonynas, R., Borodinecs, A., Kalamees, T., & Fokaides, P. (2020). Growth rate of solar thermal systems in  Baltic States: Slow but steady wins the race?. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 15(7-9), 423-435. link

  6. Panteli, C., Kylili, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2020). Building information modelling applications in smart buildings: From design to commissioning and beyond A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 265, 121766. link

  7. Xystouris, K. S., Fokaides, P. A., Antoniadou, P., & Papadopoulos, A. M. (2020). Indoor thermal comfort conditions in summer under subtropical climate conditions. International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 39(4), 396-411. link

  8. Fokaides, P. A. (2020). Cooperation of EU with Russia in the Field of Energy: A Review. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, 1-8. link

  9. Apanaviciene, R., Vanagas, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2020). Smart Building Integration into a Smart City (SBISC): Development of a New Evaluation Framework. Energies, 13(9), 2190. link

  10. Cerneckiene, J., Zdankus, T., Valancius, R., & Fokaides, P. A. (2020, January). Numerical Investigation of the impact of longitudinal thermal bridging on energy-efficient buildings under humid continental climate conditions: The Case of Lithuania. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 410, No. 1, p. 012105). IOP Publishing. link

  11. Apanavičienė, R., Maliejus, K., & Fokaides, P. (2020, January). Sustainability Assessment of the Building Construction Stage Using Building Sustainability Assessment Schemes (BSAS). In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 410, No. 1, p. 012064). IOP Publishing. link

  12. Panteli, C., Polycarpou, K., Morsink-Georgalli, F. Z., Stasiuliene, L., Pupeikis, D., Jurelionis, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2020, January). Overview of BIM integration into the Construction Sector in European Member States and European Union Acquis. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 410, No. 1, p. 012073). IOP Publishing. link

  13. Kavga, A., Vaiciunas, J., & Fokaides, P. A. (2020, January). Recent Advancements in the Energy Performance of Intelligent Green Houses: A Case Study. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 410, No. 1, p. 012030). IOP Publishing. link

  14. Klumbyte, E., Bliudzius, R., & Foikades, P. (2020, January). A SIPOC based model for the sustainable management of facilities in social housing. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 410, No. 1, p. 012081). IOP Publishing. link

  15. Klumbyte, E., Bliudzius, R., & Fokaides, P. (2020). Development and application of municipal residential buildings facilities management model. Sustainable Cities and Society, 52, 101804. link

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2019 Publications

  1. Christoforou, Elias, and Paris A. Fokaides. (2019)  Advances in Solid Biofuels, Springer, Cham, link​

  2. Reckien, D., Salvia, M., Pietrapertosa, F., Simoes, S. G., Olazabal, M., Hurtado, S. D. G., ... & Fokaides, P. A. (2019). Dedicated versus mainstreaming approaches in local climate plans in Europe. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 112, 948-959. link

  3. Arnaoutakis, N., Milousi, M., Papaefthimiou, S., Fokaides, P. A., Caouris, Y. G., & Souliotis, M. (2019). Life cycle assessment as a methodological tool for the optimum design of integrated collector storage solar water heaters. Energy. link

  4. Dolmaci, E., Fokaides, P. A., & Polycarpou, P. (2019). Energy and environmental assessment of pellets produced from solid residues of the winery industry. Journal of Power Technologies, 98(5), 382-386. link

  5. Lagou, A., Kylili, A., Šadauskienė, J., & Fokaides, P. A. (2019). Numerical investigation of phase change materials (PCM) optimal melting properties and position in building elements under diverse conditions. Construction and Building Materials, 225, 452-464. link

  6. Seduikyte, L., Stasiulienė, L., Prasauskas, T., Martuzevičius, D., Černeckienė, J., Ždankus, T., ... & Fokaides, P. (2019). Field Measurements and Numerical Simulation for the Definition of the Thermal Stratification and Ventilation Performance in a Mechanically Ventilated Sports Hall. Energies, 12(12), 2243. link

  7. Fokaides, P. A. (2019). Technological developments inland transportation in Cyprus in the early 20th century. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 7(2), 470-476. link

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2018 Publications

  1. Souliotis, M., Panaras, G., Fokaides, P. A., Papaefthimiou, S., & Kalogirou, S. A. (2018). Solar water heating for social housing: Energy analysis and life cycle assessment. Energy and Buildings. link

  2. Kylili, A., Fokaides, P.A., Ioannides, Kalogirou, S (2018). Environmental assessment of solar thermal systems for the industrial sector. Journal of Cleaner Production. 176, 99-109. link

  3. Kavga, A., Souliotis, M., Koumoulos, E. P., Fokaides, P. A., & Charitidis, C. A. (2018). Environmental and nanomechanical testing of an alternative polymer nanocomposite greenhouse covering material. Solar Energy, 159, 1-9. link

  4. Panteli, C., Kylili, A., Stasiuliene, L., Seduikyte, L., & Fokaides, P. A. (2018). A framework for building overhang design using Building Information Modeling and life cycle assessment. Journal of Building Engineering, 20, 248-255. link

  5. Christoforou, E. A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2018). Recent Advancements in Torrefaction of Solid Biomass. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, 1-9.  link

  6. Fokaides, P.A., Kylili, A., Kyriakides, I. (2018). Boundary Conditions Accuracy Effect on the Numerical Simulations of the Thermal Performance of Building Elements. Energies. 11, 1520. link

  7. Reckien, D., Salvia, M., Heidrich, O., Church, J. M., Pietrapertosa, F., De Gregorio-Hurtado, S., ... & Orru, H. (2018). How are cities planning to respond to climate change? Assessment of local climate plans from 885 cities in the EU-28. Journal of Cleaner Production. link

  8. Fokaides, P. A., Apanaviciene, R., & Klumbyte, E. (2018). Energy Management in Smart Cities. In Comprehensive Energy Systems. Academic Press. link

  9. Kylili, A., Seduikyte, L., Fokaides, P.A. (2018). Life Cycle Analysis of Polyurethane Foam Wastes. In Recycling of Polyurethane Foams. Academic Press. link

  10. Kylili, A., Fokaides, P.A. (2018). Construction Materials for the Urban Environment: Environmental Assessment of Life Cycle Performance. In Handbook of Ecomaterials. Accepted for publication. Springer Nature. link

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2017 Publications

  1. Christoforou, E. A., Fokaides, P. A., Banks, S. W., Nowakowski, D., Bridgwater, A. V., Stefanidis, S., ... & Lappas, A. A. (2017). Comparative Study on Catalytic and Non-Catalytic Pyrolysis of Olive Mill Solid Wastes. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-13. link

  2. Fokaides, P.A., Polycarpou, K., Kalogirou, S. (2017). The impact of the implementation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive on the European building stock: The case of the Cyprus Land Development Corporation. Journal of Energy Policy. 111, 1–8 . link

  3. Kylili, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2017). Policy trends for the sustainability assessment of construction materials. Sustainable Cities and Society. 35, 280-288. link

  4. Pyrilli, D., Savvides, A. L., & Fokaides, P. A. (2017). The Impact of Urban Design on the Realization of the Zero Energy Building Target Through On-site Energy Production: a Case Study. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, 4 (2), 72–86. link

  5. Fokaides, P.A., Panayidou, A., Hadjichristos, C., Phocas, M.C. (2017). Application of non-linear programming to optimize buildings’ solar exposure. Journal of Building Engineering. 11, 127–133 . link

  6. Kylili, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2017). A High Performance Controlled Temperature Building Shell for the Sustainable Upgrading of Buildings. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 38, 130-139. link

  7. Kylili, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2017). EcoHestia: A Comprehensive Building Environmental Assessment Scheme, Based on Life Cycle Assessment. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 38, 515-521. link

  8. Exizidou, P., Christoforou, E., & Fokaides, P. A. (2017). Numerical assessment of night ventilation impact on the thermal comfort of vernacular buildings. Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, 2(1), 2. link

  9. Fokaides, P. A., Kylili, A., Nicolaou, L., & Ioannou, B. (2016). The effect of soil sealing on the urban heat island phenomenon. Indoor and Built Environment, 25(7), 1136-1147. link

  10. ​Kylili, A., Ilic, M., Fokaides, P. A. (2017). Whole-building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a passive house of the sub-tropical climatic zone. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 116, 169–177. link

  11. Kylili, A., Fokaides, P.A. (2017). Methodologies for Selection of Thermal Insulation Materials for Cost-Effective, Sustainable, and Energy-Efficient Retrofitting. In Pacheco-Torgal, F., Granqvist, C. G., Jelle, B. P., Vanoli, G. P., Bianco, N., & Kurnitski, J. (Eds.). In Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting: Materials, Technologies, Optimization and Case Studies. Woodhead Publishing. link

  12. Fokaides, P.A. (2017). Energy recovery alternatives for the sustainable management of olive oil industry. In Olive Mill Waste, Recent Advances for Sustainable Management (pp 79–96). Academic Press. link

  13. Pommeret, A., Yang, X., Kwan, T. H., Christoforou, E. A., Fokaides, P. A., & Lin, C. S. K. (2017). Techno-Economic Study and Environmental Assessment of Food Waste Based Biorefinery. In Food Waste Reduction and Valorisation (pp. 121-146). Springer International Publishing. link

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2016 Publications

  1. Christoforou, E. & Fokaides, P. A.(2016). Thermochemical Properties of Pellets Derived from Agro-residues and the Wood Industry. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 8, 1325–1330. link

  2. Christoforou, E., Kylili, A. & Fokaides, P. A.(2016). Technical and economical evaluation of olive mills solid waste pellets. Renewable Energy, 96, 33-41. link

  3. Christoforou, E., & Fokaides, P. A. (2016). A review of olive mill solid wastes to energy utilization techniques. Waste Management, 49 346–363. link

  4. Christoforou, E. A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2016). Life cycle assessment (LCA) of olive husk torrefaction. Renewable Energy, 90, 257-266. link

  5. Kylili, A., Christoforou, E. & Fokaides, P. A.(2016). Environmental evaluation of biomass pelleting using life cycle assessment. Biomass and Bioenergy, 84, 107-117. link

  6. Christoforou, E., Fokaides, P. A., Koroneos, C. J., & Recchia, L. (2016). Life Cycle Assessment of first generation energy crops in arid isolated island states: The case of Cyprus. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 14, 1-8. link.

  7. Fokaides, P. A., & Christoforou, E. (2016). Life cycle sustainability assessment of biofuels. In Handbook of Biofuels Production, (Second Edition), Woodhead Publishing, , pp 41-60. link

  8. Fokaides, P. A., Christoforou, E., Ilic, M., Papadopoulos, A. (2016). Performance of a Passive House under subtropical climatic conditions. Energy and Buildings. 133, 14-31. link

  9. Kylili, A., Fokaides, P. A.. (2016). Life cycle assessment (LCA) of phase change materials (PCMs) for building applications: A review. Journal of Building Engineering. 6, 133-143. link

  10. Fokaides, P. A., Jurelionis, A, Gagyte, L, Kalogirou, S.A. (2016). Mock Target IR Thermography for Indoor Air Temperature Measurement. Applied Energy. 164, 676-685. link

  11. Kylili, A., Fokaides, P. A., Jimenez, P.A.L. (2016). Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) approach in buildings renovation for the sustainability of the built environment: A review.  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 56, 906-915. link

  12. Pyrgou, A., Kylili, A., Fokaides, P. A. (2016). The future of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme in Europe: The case of photovoltaics. Energy Policy, 95, 94–102. link

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2015 Publications

  1. Fokaides, P. A., Tofas, L., Polycarpou, P., & Kylili, A. (2015). Sustainability aspects of energy crops in arid isolated island states: the case of Cyprus. Land Use Policy, 49, 264-272. link

  2. Christoforou, E. A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2015). A review of quantification practices for plant-derived biomass potential. International Journal of Green Energy, 12(4), 368-378. link

  3. Kylili, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2015). European smart cities: The role of zero energy buildings. Sustainable Cities and Society, 15, 86-95. link

  4. Christoforou, E., Kylili, A., Fokaides, P. A., & Ioannou, I. (2015). Cradle to site Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of adobe bricks. Journal of Cleaner Production. link

  5. Chrysostomou, C., Kylili, A., Nicolaides, D., & Fokaides, P. A. (2015). Life Cycle Assessment of concrete manufacturing in small isolated states: the case of Cyprus. International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 1-15. link

  6. Kylili, A., Fokaides, P.A. (2015). Numerical simulation of phase change materials for building applications: a review. Advances in Building Energy Research, doi 10.1080/17512549.2015.1116465. link

  7. Fokaides, P. A., Kylili, A., & Kalogirou, S. A. (2015). Phase change materials (PCMs) integrated into transparent building elements: a review. Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 4(2), 1-13. link

  8. Kylili, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2015). Competitive auction mechanisms for the promotion renewable energy technologies: The case of the 50MW photovoltaics projects in Cyprus. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 42, 226-233. link

  9. Erdas, C., Fokaides, P. A., & Charalambous, C. (2015). Ecological footprint analysis based awareness creation for energy efficiency and climate change mitigation measures enhancing the environmental management system of Limassol port. Journal of Cleaner Production, 108, 716-724. link

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2014 Publications

  1. Koroneos, C. J., Fokaides, P. A., & Christoforou, E. A. (2014). Exergy analysis of a 300 MW lignite thermoelectric power plant. Energy, 75, 304-311. link

  2. Kylili, A., Christoforou, E., Fokaides, P. A., & Polycarpou, P. (2014). Multicriteria analysis for the selection of the most appropriate energy crops: the case of Cyprus. International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 35(1), 47-58. link

  3. Christoforou, E. A., Fokaides, P. A., & Kyriakides, I. (2014). Monte Carlo parametric modeling for predicting biomass calorific value. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 118(3), 1789-1796. link

  4. Kylili, A., Fokaides, P. A., Christou, P., & Kalogirou, S. A. (2014). Infrared thermography (IRT) applications for building diagnostics: A review. Applied Energy, 134, 531-549. link

  5. Fokaides, P. A., & Papadopoulos, A. M. (2014). Cost-optimal insulation thickness in dry and mesothermal climates: Existing models and their improvement. Energy and Buildings, 68, 203-212. link

  6. Fokaides, P. A., Christoforou, E. A., & Kalogirou, S. A. (2014). Legislation driven scenarios based on recent construction advancements towards the achievement of nearly zero energy dwellings in the southern European country of Cyprus. Energy, 66, 588-597. link

  7. Fokaides, P. A., Kylili, A., Pyrgou, A., & Koroneos, C. J. (2014). Integration Potentials of Insular Energy Systems to Smart Energy Regions. Energy Technology & Policy, 1(1), 70-83 link

  8. Fokaides, P. A., & Kylili, A. (2014). Towards grid parity in insular energy systems: The case of photovoltaics (PV) in Cyprus. Energy Policy, 65, 223-228. link

  9. Fokaides, P. A., Miltiadous, I. C., Neophytou, M. K. A., & Spyridou, L. P. (2014). Promotion of wind energy in isolated energy systems: the case of the Orites wind farm. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 16(3), 477-488. link

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2013 Publications

  1. Kylili, A., & Fokaides, P. A. (2013). Investigation of building integrated photovoltaics potential in achieving the zero energy building target.  Indoor and Built Environment, 23(1), 92-106. link

  2. Gohardani, N., Björk, F., Jensen, P. A., Maslesa, E., Kanarachos, S., & Fokaides, P. A. (2013). On Stakeholders and the Decision Making Process Concerning Sustainable Renovation and Refurbishment in Sweden, Denmark and Cyprus. Architecture & Environment, 1(2). link

  3. Fokaides, P. A., Poullikkas, A., & Christofides, C. (2013). Lost in the National Labyrinths of Bureaucracy: The Case of Renewable Energy Governance in Cyprus. In Renewable Energy Governance (pp. 169-181). Springer London link

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