Microalgae: Prospects for greener future buildings

GM Elrayies - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
As a result of the growing global demand for energy, together with the depletion of resources
and the growing emphasis on mitigating climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, an …

Thermal and energy performance of algae bioreactive façades: A review

M Talaei, M Mahdavinejad, R Azari - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Algae convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into oxygen, heat, and biomass. The integration
of microalgae, as a photobioreactor-based source of biofuel, with buildings, has the potential …

Multi-objective optimization of building-integrated microalgae photobioreactors for energy and daylighting performance

M Talaei, M Mahdavinejad, R Azari, A Prieto… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a state-of-the-art green façade technology, building-integrated microalgae bioreactor has
the potential to reduce buildings' carbon footprint and energy consumption. The present …

Thermal and energy performance of a user-responsive microalgae bioreactive façade for climate adaptability

M Talaei, M Mahdavinejad, R Azari… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a recent trend in the energy-efficient architecture, microalgae bio-reactive façades can
control buildings' thermal loads by the responsiveness to solar radiations and adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability performance by ten representative intelligent Façade technologies: a systematic review

S Habibi, OP Valladares, DM Peña - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, intelligent façades (IFs) have become key factors to achieve sustainable
development goals in the architectural sector. Research in this area is steadily growing …

Efficient supply with carbon dioxide from flue gas during large scale production of microalgae: A novel approach for bioenergy facades

M Kerner, T Wolff, T Brinkmann - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The efficiency of using enriched CO 2 from flue gas for large scale production of the green
microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana in a bioenergy facade was studied. Using a membrane …

New sustainability assessment model for Intelligent Façade Layers when applied to refurbish school buildings skins

S Habibi, OP Valladares, D Pena - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In regard to increasing reports toward severe comfort problems and high energy
consumption by educational buildings in many countries, a sustainable refurbishment for …

A review on performance of sustainable microalgae photobioreactor façades technology: exploring challenges and advantages

M Talaei, A Prieto - Architectural Science Review, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The building envelope has a great impact on the thermal/visual comfort of occupants and the
building energy demand. Accordingly, façade-integrated microalgae photobioreactors have …

Probable cause of damage to the panel of microalgae bioreactor building façade: Hypothetical evaluation

M Talaei, M Mahdavinejad - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2019 - Elsevier
Having a noticeable role in CO 2 sequestration and O 2 production, microalgae as precious
sources of the third-generation biofuel, offer various advantages for energy efficient …

[HTML][HTML] Empirical investigation to explore potential gains from the amalgamation of phase changing materials (PCMs) and wood shavings

AM Mohammed, A Elnokaly, AMM Aly - Energy and Built Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The reduction of gained heat, heat peak shifting, and the mitigation of air temperature
fluctuations are some desirable properties that are sought after in any thermal insulation …