Near-zero-energy-consumption buildings (NZEBs) are of great significance for sustainable
development, and their design and research have attracted increasing academic attention …

The realization of a near zero energy consumption building (NZEB) is one of the important
goals to promote the sustainable development of green buildings. To achieve the goal of …

The building envelope performance significantly influences the building energy
consumption, and the major influencing factors of the building envelope include the external …

Several conflicting criteria exist in building design optimization, especially energy
consumption and indoor environment thermal performance. This paper presents a novel …

Global warming and other environmental problems are increasing the demand for green
and low-carbon buildings. The development of high-performance computers and building …

This study aims to develop a new global multi-objective optimization design for zero energy
buildings (ZEBs), integrating the multi-objective optimization technique with the …

Abstract The Hot Summer and Cold Winter (HSCW) climate zone along the Yangtze River
Valley Region is an economically well-developed region in China. With the improvement of …

Detailed parametric analysis and measurements are required to reduce building energy
usage while maintaining acceptable thermal conditions. This research suggested a system …

The objective of this paper is to optimize the passive design of newly-built residential
buildings in hot summer and cold winter region of China for improving indoor thermal …

The rapid development of urbanization in China inevitably leads to a sharp increase in
building energy consumption, and Passive House (PH) have received much attention in …