Passive building energy savings: A review of building envelope components

SB Sadineni, S Madala, RF Boehm - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
A significant portion of the total primary energy is consumed by today's buildings in
developed countries. In many of these buildings, the energy consumption can be …

Thermal performance of reflective materials applied to exterior building components—A review

I Hernández-Pérez, G Álvarez, J Xamán… - Energy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Reflective materials applied to opaque building components are becoming increasingly
important because of their benefits in terms of thermal comfort and energy savings. Because …

Clear wood toward high-performance building materials

C Jia, C Chen, R Mi, T Li, J Dai, Z Yang, Y Pei, S He… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Developing advanced building materials with both excellent thermal insulating and optical
properties to replace common glass (thermal conductivity of∼ 1 W m–1 K–1) is highly …

Thermoresponsive polymer induced sweating surfaces as an efficient way to passively cool buildings.

AC Rotzetter, CM Schumacher… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2012 - europepmc.org
Buildings can be effectively cooled by a bioinspired sweating-like action based on
thermoresponsive hydrogels (PNIPAM), which press out their stored water when exceeding …

[HTML][HTML] A review on conventional passive cooling methods applicable to arid and warm climates considering economic cost and efficiency analysis in resource-based …

Y Song, KS Darani, AI Khdair, G Abu-Rumman… - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Application of the passive approach as a non-mechanical method is an effective technique
to tackle high energy consumption as well as diminishing the destructive effects of buildings …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the applicability of expanded polystyrene (EPS) based concrete panels as roof slab insulation in the tropics

DPP Meddage, A Chadee, MTR Jayasinghe… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat transfer through roof slabs significantly increases the operational energy consumption
of buildings. Therefore, passive implementations are necessary to improve the thermal …

Regulating top albedo and bottom emissivity of concrete roof tiles for reducing building heat gains

Y Qin, Y He, B Wu, S Ma, X Zhang - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In Southern China concrete tile roof is widely used as double-skin roof to shield
sunlight directly on the roof deck. Colony of dust and algae rapidly reduces the albedo of the …

A review of roofing methods: Construction features, heat reduction, payback period and climatic responsiveness

M Abuseif, Z Gou - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
The roofs of buildings play an essential role in energy efficiency because a significant
amount of solar radiation is absorbed by roofs in hot weather and a significant amount of …

On the effect of roof added photovoltaics on building's energy demand

V Kapsalis, D Karamanis - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of a building added PV array on building's energy demand is analyzed during
different seasons. A methodology based on in house and modified components of TRNSYS …

Energy harvesting from solar irradiation in cities using the thermoelectric behavior of carbon fiber reinforced cement composites

J Wei, Z Nie, G He, L Hao, L Zhao, Q Zhang - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
In big cities, intensive solar radiation in summers increases the surface temperature of
pavements and building roofs to around 60° C and results in a significant increase in the …