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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA 
INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
Triq il-Barrakki, Marsaxlokk, MXK 1531, Malta
TEL: (+356) 21650675/23407831/23403426

 BOOK CHAPTERS

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 2017, http://claeys-casteels.com/eu_energy_law_3b.php

Author of the SDG7: Affordable and Clean Energy Chapter, in the Report entitled: “The Global Goals: Snapshots from Malta”, edited by the National Observatory for Living with Dignity, ISBN: 978-99957-881-6-2
The President’s Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society, 2016, San Anton Palace, Attard, Malta

PUBLISHED PAPERS

(2016-2017)

Determination of Thermal Characteristics of Standard and Improved Hollow Concrete Blocks using Different Measurement Techniques

C. Caruana, C. Yousif, P. Bacher, S. Buhagiar, C. Grima

Journal of Building Engineering, ISSN: 23527102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2017.09.005, 10th September 2017

UV Index Monitoring in Europe

Alois W. Schmalwieser , Julian Gröbner, Mario Blumthaler, Barbara Klotz, Hugo De Backer, David Bolsée, Rolf Werner, Davor Tomsic, Ladislav Metelka, Paul Eriksen, Nis Jepsen, Margit Aun, Anu Heikkilä, Thierry Duprat, Henner Sandmann, Tilman Weiss, Alkis Bais, Zoltan Toth, Anna-Maria Siani, Luisa Vaccaro, Henri Diémoz, Daniele Grifoni, Gaetano Zipoli, Giuseppe Lorenzetto, Boyan H. Petkov, Alcide Giorgio di Sarra, Francis Massen, Charles Yousif, Alexandr A. Aculinin, Peter den Outer, Tove Svendby, Arne Dahlback, Bjørn Johnsen, Julita Biszczuk-Jakubowska, Janusz Krzyscin, Diamantino Henriques, Natalia Chubarova, Predrag Kolarž, Zoran Mijatovic, Drago Groselj, Anna Pribullova, Juan Ramon Moreta Gonzales, Julia Bilbao, José Manuel Vilaplana Guerrero, Antonio Serrano, Sandra Andersson, Laurent Vuilleumier, Ann Webb, John O’Hagan

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences Journal, 2017, Vol. 16, pp. 1349-1370, DOI: 10.1039/c7pp00178a, 10th August 2017

ZeroCO2 Buildings – How Low Can we Go: A Case Study of a Small Hotel in Gozo – Malta

Damien Gatt and Charles Yousif

Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Malta

Proceedings of the Sustainable Energy 2016: The ISE Annual Conferene, Valletta, Malta, pp. 30-37, 2016, ISBN No. 978-99957-853-1-4

https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/handle/123456789/23300/6_GattD.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Investigating Crystalline Silicon Cell-based Solar Photovoltaic Module Degradation in the Maltese Climate

Carl Fenech, Charles Yousif

Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Malta, Malta

Proceedings of the Sustainable Energy 2016: The ISE Annual Conferene, Valletta, Malta, pp. 16-21, 2016, ISBN No. 978-99957-853-1-4

https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/handle/123456789/23297/3_FenechC.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Influence of Cloudiness on Erythermal Solar Irradiance in Marsaxlokk, Malta: Two Case Studies

J. Bilbao, D. Mateos, C. Yousif, R. Roman, A. De Miguel

Journal of Solar Energy, Vol. 136, 2016, pp. 475-486, Elsevier Publishers

http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1TRD4,tRc-0x7

Modelling of Shaded and Unshaded Shallow-Ground Heat Pump System for a Residential Building Block in a Mediterranean Climate

M Bottareli, C Yousif

Journal of Physics: IOP Conf. Series 796 (2017) 012017 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/796/1/012017, 43rd UIT Intelligent Buildings: Ferrara, Italy, 4-7 July 2016

Intelligent Retrofitting of a Primary School Building in Malta,

Damien Gatt, Charles Yousif, Simon Scicluna, Alexandra Camilleri, Robert Portelli, John Chircop, Roberta Vella, Aaron Cutajar, Maurizio Schembri, Nadine Borg, James Mifsud

Proceedings of Intelligent Buildings: The 24th Annual Engineering Conference, Chamber of Engineers, Golden Bay, Malta, 5th May 2016, published in Engineering Today, Issue 54, August 2016, pp. 28-35

 

Assessing Energy Efficiency of a Typical Residential Apartment Block

Charles Yousif

Proceedings of Intelligent Buildings: The 24th Annual Engineering Conference, Chamber of Engineers, Golden Bay, Malta, 5th May 2016, published in Engineering Today, Issue 54, August 2016, pp. 18-27

 

Thermal Conductivity of an Unplanted Sustainable Green Roof System

Christina Refalo, Paul Refalo, Charles Yousif, Luciano Mule’ Stagno

Proceedings of the 2016 International Sustainable Built Environment Conference (SBE2016) Europe and the Mediterranean Towards a Sustainable Built Environment, 16-18 March 2016, Valletta, Malta, pp 427-434, ISBN 978-99957-0-935-8, http://www.sbe16malta.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/3.pdf

Renovating Primary School Buildings in Malta to Achieve Cost-Optimal Energy Performance and Comfort Levels

Damien Gatt and Charles Yousif

Proceedings of the 2016 International Sustainable Built Environment Conference (SBE2016) Europe and the Mediterranean Towards a Sustainable Built Environment, 16-18 March 2016, Valletta, Malta, pp 453-461, ISBN 978-99957-0-935-8, http://www.sbe16malta.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/3.pdf

The Effect of Different Glazing Apertures on the Thermal Performance of Maltese Buildings

Trevor F. Caruana and Charles Yousif

Proceedings of the 2016 International Sustainable Built Environment Conference (SBE2016) Europe and the Mediterranean Towards a Sustainable Built Environment, 16-18 March 2016, Valletta, Malta, pp 435-442, ISBN 978-99957-0-935-8, http://www.sbe16malta.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/3.pdf

 
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