UNIVERSITY OF MALTA 
INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
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BOOK CHAPTERS

Co-Author of the Book Chapter 9: Policy measures addressing nearly zero-energy buildings in the small island state of Malta
Damien Gatt and Charles Yousif
Handbook of Governance in Small States, Editors: Lino Briguglio, Jessica Byron, Stefano Moncada and  Wouter Veenendaal , ISBN 9780429061356, Routledge Publishers, Taylor & Francis Group, 25 November 2020

Co-Author of the Book Chapter 13 entitled: ”Climatological Global Solar UV Index: Measurement and Health Issues in Malta”,
Busuttil R., Galdies C., Cacciottolo J., Yousif C.
(2020) Climatological Global Solar UV Index: Measurement and Health Issues in Malta. In: Leal Filho W., Jacob D. (eds) Handbook of Climate Services. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham, pp. 253-277, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36875-3_13, ISBN 978-3-030-36874-6

Author of the Malta Chapter in the Book entitled: “EU Energy Law: Renewable Energy in the Member States of the European Union, Vol. 3, Book 2, ISBN 9789081690478, May 2018, http://claeys-casteels.com/eu_energy_law_3b.php

 

PUBLISHED PAPERS

(2018 - 2019)

Prioritising Energy Efficiency Measures in Maltese Restaurants
Felix Noel Barbara, Damien Gatt and Charles Yousif
Proceedings of the 2019 International Sustainable Built Environment conference series, Sustainability and Resilience, 21-22 November 2019, Qawra, Malta

Feasibility study of a heat recovery system in an office building in Malta
Aaron Cutajar, Damien Gatt1, Charles Yousif and Liberato Camilleri
Proceedings of the 2019 International Sustainable Built Environment conference series, Sustainability and Resilience, 21-22 November 2019, Qawra, Malta

EPBD cost-optimal analysis for non-residential buildings in Malta
Damien Gatt, Charles Yousif, Carmelo Barbara, Trevor-Francis Caruana and Matthew Degiorgio
Proceedings of the 2019 International Sustainable Built Environment conference series, Sustainability and Resilience, 21-22 November 2019, Qawra, Malta

An Innovative Approach to Manage Uncertainties and Stock Diversity in the EPBD Cost-Optimal Methodology
Damien Gatt, Charles Yousif, Maurizio Cellura, Liberato Camilleri
European Journal of Technique , Vol. 8, No. 1, 2018, pp. 35-49, http://dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/549302

Modelling the Long-term Effect of Climate Change on a Zero Energy and Carbon Dioxide Building through Energy Efficiency and Renewables
Javier M. Rey Hernandez, Charles Yousif, Damien Gatt, Eloy Velasco Gomez, Julio San Jose, Francisco Javier Rey Martinez
Energy and Buildings (2018), Vol. 174, pp. 85-96, Sep 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.06.006

An Innovative Approach to Manage Uncertainties and Stock Diversity in the EPBD Cost-Optimal Methodology
Damien Gatt, Charles Yousif, Maurizio. Cellura, Liberato Camilleri
Proceedings of the Conference Alternative Energy Sources, Materials & Technologies (AESMT’18), Volume XX, (pp. XX - XX) 2018, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 14-15 May 2018

Interreg-Europe ZeroCO2 Project – Action Plan for Malta to Promote Near Zero CO2 Emission Buildings
Damien Gatt and Charles Yousif
Proceedings of the Conference “Engineering Sustainability and Sustainable Energy 2018 (ESSE ’18), Institute for Sustainable Energy and Chamber of Engineers, Qawra, Malta, 8th May 2018, ISBN: 978-99957-853-2-1, pp. 8-16
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/handle/123456789/30539/Interreg_europe_zeroco2_project.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Monitoring Indoor Temperatures of Places of Worship: A First Step Towards Energy Sustainability
Robert Vella, Charles Yousif and Francisco Javier Rey Martinez
Proceedings of the Conference “Engineering Sustainability and Sustainable Energy 2018 (ESSE ’18), Institute for Sustainable Energy and Chamber of Engineers, Qawra, Malta, 8th May 2018, ISBN: 978-99957-853-2-1, pp. 55-66
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/handle/123456789/30540/Monitoring_indoor_temperatures_of_places_of_worship.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

The Retrofitting and Upgrading of the Administration Centre in Victoria, Gozo – Minimising the Energy Consumption through the Implementation of Energy Efficient Measures
Christian Cordina, Jeffrey Muscat and Charles Yousif
Proceedings of the Conference “Engineering Sustainability and Sustainable Energy 2018 (ESSE ’18), Institute for Sustainable Energy and Chamber of Engineers, Qawra, Malta, 8th May 2018, ISBN: 978-99957-853-2-1, pp. 17-22
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/handle/123456789/30531/The_retrofitting_and_upgrading_of_the_administration_centre_in_Victoria_Gozo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Performance Gap between Asset and Operational Energy Performance Rating for Non-residential Buildings
Paul Vassallo, Charles Yousif and Alan Abela
Proceedings of the Conference “Engineering Sustainability and Sustainable Energy 2018 (ESSE ’18), Institute for Sustainable Energy and Chamber of Engineers, Qawra, Malta, 8th May 2018, ISBN: 978-99957-853-2-1, pp. 67-79
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/handle/123456789/30541/9_Vassallo_P_etal.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y

 

 

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