The enhancement of energy performance of buildings has become a pillar of energy policies. The main target is the cut of energy consumption to reduce buildings footprint. This …
This chapter aims to update the knowledge on the building sector since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) from …
T Yang, Y Ding, B Li, AK Athienitis - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) incorporated into building envelopes store large amount of latent heat within a narrow temperature range, regulating heat flow between indoor and …
L Wells, B Rismanchi, L Aye - Energy and buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract A Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) is a term, subject to ambiguity, that could be used to describe a building with characteristics such as equal energy generation to usage …
MAA Abdalla, W Min, W Bing, AM Ishag, B Saleh - Energy reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Maximizing self-consumption of the photovoltaic (PV) generation is an important factor to increase the penetration of PV in the residential grid. It can improve PV system profitability …
In response to UK government policy mandating the construction of 'zero carbon'homes by 2016 there have been significant changes in the way dwellings are being designed and …
A Figueroa-Lopez, A Arias, X Oregi… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the last decade in the European Union, some targets have been set to reduce energy consumption in buildings, promoting the construction of nearly Zero Energy Buildings and …
This paper demonstrates the possibility of converting a public building from inefficient energy consumer into a net-zero energy building (NZEB). This task is achieved through cost …
J Gao, A Li, X Xu, W Gang, T Yan - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Ground heat exchanger takes the soil underground as heat source or sink to supply cooling or heating. It has been widely used in building heating and cooling systems due to high …