The building sector accounts for over one-third of global energy consumption and a
significant share of carbon emissions. Improving building energy efficiency, particularly in …

The building sector is a major contributor towards climate change. Within it, almost a quarter
of the global electricity is consumed in the residential sector. The case for residential sector …

Value Engineering (VE) is a process where building materials, systems or design strategies
are substituted to reduce capital costs without negatively impacting functionality. This …

Buildings in hot humid climates are energy intensive to operate. Energy consumption in
Saudi Arabia is almost three times higher than the global average, and one of the major …

Climate change is regarded as one of the greatest challenges facing the mankind. There is a
global drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors. The building sector …

Contradictory conclusions have been reported on whether thermal mass reduces or
increases energy demand in hot and cold climates. A novel approach to measuring the …

Thermal insulation is the most widely used solution to reduce the energy consumption of
buildings. In order to minimize the cost and time needed to build an insulated wall as well as …

Concrete remains the most utilised construction material for building envelopes, which
regulate the indoor temperature to achieve human thermal comfort. Often, the energy …

Passive buildings are proving to be a solution to menaces of energy crisis and greenhouse
gas emissions across the world. Such buildings tend to exhibit low energy demand owing to …

The extremely hot and humid nature of the Gulf Cooperation Council necessitates cooling.
There is a dearth of literature that addresses the energy consumption profile of high-rise …