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 …

This article presents key energy use figures and explores the energy saving potentials in
office buildings across Europe by simulating several currently available scenarios. The …

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 …

Urban heat island effects are already known for decades to result in increased urban
outdoor temperatures as compared to the surrounding countryside. At the same time, recent …

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 urban climate and outdoor air quality of cities that have a positive thermal balance
depending on the thermal consumptions of buildings cause an increase of the urban heat …

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 …

The building sector is one of the most relevant sectors in terms of generation of wealth and
occupation, but it is also one of the main contributor to energy use and greenhouse gas …

Heat load profiles of new residential developments in rural, sub-urban, and urban context
were generated by means of a generic model and dynamic simulations. The combined effect …

Over the last decades, the growing energy consumption of commercial and residential
buildings has considerably increased the energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions …