Buildings are a significant contributor to climate change. This is why life-cycle assessments
(LCA) are becoming increasingly popular for documenting environmental impacts during the …

This study was conducted to ascertain how the use of recycled materials instead of virgin
materials affect the installation of renewable energy systems for the energy transition of …

Emission reduction in buildings is essential to combat climate change. However, current
strategies failed to balance development and emissions reduction goals. This paper selects …

The building and construction sector is a major contributor to carbon emissions in China.
Hence, it is crucial to explore the characteristics and trends of building carbon emissions to …

With the promotion of sustainability in the buildings and construction sector, the carbon
saving strategies for the end-of-life (EoL) phase have been receiving increasing attention. In …

The net-zero energy building (NZEB) is spreading rapidly as an integrated solution to
address energy saving and carbon emissions reduction in the building sector. However, few …

The paper evaluates the benefits of integrating PV arrays with sliding and rotating
overhangs to both generate electricity and reduce heating and cooling thermal loads for …

Carbon emission has been considerably higher in India in the last few decades. The
greenhouse gases increased to an imaginary volume, a major contributor to global warming …

For the energy-related issues that the world is facing nowadays, the renovation of the
building stock is one of the major challenges. The objective of this study is to present an …

In contrary to current studies in the literature, mostly concerning continuously operation
system, this paper explores the effect of heating/cooling operation schedule on the …