Optimizing building energy consumption in office buildings: A review of building automation and control systems and factors influencing energy savings

L Vandenbogaerde, S Verbeke, A Audenaert - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) offer promising opportunities to
reduce building energy consumption, aligning with the European Union's climate goals. This …

The potential of building automation and control systems to lower the energy demand in residential buildings: A review of their performance and influencing …

L Van Thillo, S Verbeke, A Audenaert - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Well-designed and properly implemented Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS)
can contribute to a reduction of the energy consumption in buildings, while increasing …

Retrofitting towards energy-efficient homes in European cold climates: a review

LC Felius, F Dessen, BD Hrynyszyn - Energy Efficiency, 2020 - Springer
Existing buildings represent a significant energy saving potential in Europe, and retrofitting
the building stock is essential to reach European targets. Retrofitting measures should …

A survey on development and recent trends of renewable energy generation from BIPV systems

D Sarkar, A Kumar, PK Sadhu - IETE Technical Review, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The electricity demand of the world is growing at a rapid pace. On the other hand, pollution
levels due to conventional power generating techniques are drastically increasing and …

[HTML][HTML] Energy retrofit optimization for social building in temperate climate zone

A Vallati, CV Fiorini, S Grignaffini, P Ocłoń… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyses the energy consumption of a social housing built in the 80′ s. This
typology is widely diffused in the building stock of Rome and of the city's suburbs and for this …

Upgrading the smartness of retrofitting packages towards energy-efficient residential buildings in cold climate countries: Two case studies

LC Felius, M Hamdy, F Dessen, BD Hrynyszyn - Buildings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings by implementing building automation
control strategies (BACS) besides building envelope and energy system retrofitting has …

[PDF][PDF] Analyzing the energetic performances of AMR regenerator working with different magnetocaloric materials: Investigations and viewpoints

C Aprea, A Greco, A Maiorino, C Masselli - Int. J. Heat Technol, 2017 - iieta.org
Magnetic refrigeration is an ecofriendly solid state technology employing magnetocaloric
materials in an Active Magnetic Regenerating refrigerant cycle (AMR), a Brayton-based …

Retroreflective materials for building's façades: Experimental characterization and numerical simulations

L Mauri, G Battista, E de Lieto Vollaro… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The urban heat island (UHI) is one of the most studied phenomenon in the last years. Its
main effect is associated with the air temperature increase in the cities compared to the rural …

HFO1234ze as drop-in replacement for R134a in domestic refrigerators: An environmental impact analysis

C Aprea, A Greco, A Maiorino, C Masselli, A Metallo - Energy Procedia, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper are reported the results of an experimental comparative analysis between
R134a and HFO1234ze, when they are employed as refrigerants in a domestic refrigerator …

Retrofit analysis of a historical building in an architectural constrained area: A case study in Rome, Italy

G Battista, E de Lieto Vollaro, P Ocłoń… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
A significant portion of Europe's historical buildings have significant potential for energy
efficiency. Social policy is typically opposed to energy retrofits because it is concerned about …