In theory, building automation and management systems (BAMSs) can provide all the
components and functionalities required for analyzing and operating buildings. However, in …

Energy efficient buildings can facilitate the achievement of sustainable development goals.
However, higher investment costs are not conducive to the development of energy efficient …

Effectively controlling and reducing the energy consumption of buildings is the global focus.
A considerable variety of research on building energy saving (BES) had been raised in the …

The main focus of this paper is to understand the behavioral obstacles to investing in energy
efficiency in the French residential sector. We pay particular attention to the role of …

Age is an important proxy for many life course trajectories, and has complex and
understudied relationships with energy consumption. We evaluated the presence and the …

This article develops a quantile regression model to measure the magnitude of the direct
rebound effect for residential electricity demand based on micro-level data from an original …

The urban sprawl phenomenon has attracted the attention of social researchers since the
mid-20th century. It seemed that all relevant aspects had been extensively studied and that it …

It is commonly accepted that occupants have a significant influence on the variation in
residential heating consumption. However, the scale of that influence lacks empirical …

Over the last decade, residential energy consumption has become a major contributor to
global energy use and carbon emissions, and its contributions, especially in developing …

The increasing frequency of extreme weather events forced policymakers to take stricter
commitments to mitigate climate change. The household sector, which is responsible for one …