“Cube house” refurbishment in Hungary – A simulation-based approach

Abstract About 800,000 of “Cube houses” which date back to the socialist era are still in use throughout Hungary. These houses considered be “outdated” and they bring not only energy but also social issues. This paper presents a refurbishment design solution for cube house, combining vernacular architecture with modern solutions within framework Solar Decathlon Europe 19 competition. The investigates comfort improvement refurbished design. Thermal simulation results revealed considerable improvements, can implemented big proportion family analogous dimensions, under similar climate conditions.