Building green retrofit in China: Policies, barriers and recommendations

G Liu, X Li, Y Tan, G Zhang - Energy Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Green retrofit is an effective way of improving the performance of existing buildings to
achieve low energy consumption and low carbon emission. To realize a successful building …

Investigating approaches of integrating BIM, IoT, and facility management for renovating existing buildings: a review

ABA Altohami, NA Haron, AH Ales@ Alias, TH Law - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The importance of building information is highly attached to the ability of conventional
storing to provide professional analysis. The Internet of Things (IoT) and smart devices offer …

Research on policy strategies for implementing energy retrofits in the residential buildings

H Zhang, K Hewage, H Karunathilake, H Feng… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy retrofits are significant in improving the energy efficiency of existing residential
buildings (ERB) and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. While many countries have …

Cost-effectiveness of large-scale deep energy retrofit packages for residential buildings under different economic assessment approaches

KN Streicher, S Mennel, J Chambers, D Parra… - Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study we present a method for the assessment of the economic potential of deep
energy retrofit packages for a national building stock, based on three main economic …

China's policies of building green retrofit: a state-of-the-art overview

G Liu, Y Tan, X Li - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Green retrofit in existing buildings is of great significance in achieving a sustainable
environment. Various policies have been introduced around the world to promote building …

[HTML][HTML] Key aspects of building retrofitting: Strategizing sustainable cities

F Pardo-Bosch, C Cervera, T Ysa - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Municipalities need business models to transit from traditional cities to
sustainable ones.•Business models address needs in economic, environmental and social …

Artificial neural network for predicting building energy performance: a surrogate energy retrofits decision support framework

H Zhang, H Feng, K Hewage, M Arashpour - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Assessing the energy performance of existing residential buildings (ERB) has been
identified as key to improving building energy efficiency and reducing associated …

Green retrofit of aged residential buildings in Hong Kong: A preliminary study

Y Tan, G Liu, Y Zhang, C Shuai, GQ Shen - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Green retrofit of aged residential buildings offers an alternative solution to reduce global
energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The promotion of green retrofit and the …

An integrated decision-making framework for existing building retrofits based on energy simulation and cost-benefit analysis

Y Lu, P Li, YP Lee, X Song - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Future city renewal and rejuvenation require a tremendous amount of existing building
retrofits to improve energy efficiency for sustainable city development. Although energy …

Energy Cascade Conversion System and Energy-Efficient Infrastructure

S Boopathi - Sustainable Development in AI, Blockchain, and E …, 2024 - igi-global.com
The energy cascade conversion system (ECCS) is a ground-breaking approach to energy
conversion and utilization, transforming energy infrastructure. This chapter investigates its …