Buildings as products are complex structures with a long service life compared to most other
products and they induce considerable environmental impacts throughout their life cycle …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of developments in Korea in relation to its
energy consumption and sustainable development policies and progress in achieving its …

Refurbishment is one of the most important measures for reducing the environmental
impacts of the construction sector in the near future. According to the life cycle assessment …

Occupant behaviour determines how energy is spent in buildings. In addition to properties of
building thermal envelops and technical features of HVAC systems, it can drastically …

Accurate short-term forecasts of building energy consumption are necessary for profitable
demand response. Short-term forecasting methods can be roughly classified into physics …

Architects and engineers who seek design decision aid for sustainable building and city
design frequently experience decisional conflict and require support across the design …

Concerns related to food security and animal welfare have led to increasing interest in
analyzing the energy demands of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems …

Predicting the energy performance of buildings is important to optimize the energy
consumption. Building Energy Performance Simulation (BEPS) is a key tool that is used to …

The availability of near-real-time data on energy performance is opening new opportunities
to optimize buildings' energy efficiency and flexibility capabilities and to support the decision …

The student accommodation sector in now the best-performing asset in the UK and US
property markets and this is projected to further accelerate, with building refurbishment of …