Buildings contribute significantly to the environmental challenges we currently face, and
fossil-fuel-based energy continues to be a major area of concern. The present work provides …

Approximately half of the annual global energy supply is consumed in constructing,
operating, and maintaining buildings. Because most of this energy comes from fossil fuels, it …

Energy use in the building sector is considered among major contributors of greenhouse
gas emissions and related environmental impacts. While striving to reduce the energy …

With the world's uncertain energy outlook, buildings should be designed and constructed to
use lesser fossil fuel-based energy and have lower environmental impacts. In the past …

Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings: A Life Cycle Approach offers a comprehensive
and in-depth coverage of the subject with a further focus on the Life Cycle. The editors …

The life cycle energy of a residential building consists of the embodied energy involved in
the building materials and construction, and the operational energy of the building. Previous …

The building sector is responsible for significant energy demands. An understanding of
where this occurs across the building life cycle is critical for optimal targeting of energy …

Environmental considerations have called for new developments in building technologies to
bridge the gap between this need for lower impacts on the environment and ever increasing …

Although operational energy is currently the focal point of sustainability in building
regulations, embodied energy and carbon dioxide emissions will become more significant …

How much energy is actually required to build energy‐efficient buildings? It is essential
nowadays not only to invest in the design of more energy‐efficient buildings but also to pay …