More than one-third of the energy demand of industrialised countries is due to achieving
acceptable conditions of thermal comfort and lighting in buildings. Energy demand in …

The concept of implementing energy savings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has
become a key element of energy policies of any industrialized country. In the civil sector and …

For decreasing the fossil fuels consumption and reducing air pollution at urban level, current
policies encourage a transition to distributed energy generation (DG) and support initiatives …

The aim of the present paper is to propose an analysis of energy consumption of a standard
building in different climates. The analysis is developed by simulating the dynamic …

The impact of the urban form on the energy demand of buildings is difficult to quantify as,
usually, the mutual shading of buildings in urban settings is not included in dynamic building …

Abstract Urban Building Energy Models are powerful tools for estimating future states of
energy consumption and energy generation in buildings. Due to the complexity of these …

In this research, the façade of a typical cellular office building is optimized for the moderate
Belgian climate. Heating, cooling and lighting energy use are taken into account, assuming …

The commercial building sector has become the focus of many governmental energy
reduction initiatives to achieve more sustainable development. Reducing building energy …

The simulation of the energy consumptions in an hourly regime is necessary in order to
perform calculations on residential buildings of particular relevance for volume or for …

Climate change will affect people's health, especially in cities. Hence, energy planning will
play a key role in the development of sustainable and resilient cities. Urban building energy …