Building automation systems for energy and comfort management in green buildings: A critical review and future directions

G Qiang, S Tang, J Hao, L Di Sarno, G Wu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Green building (GB) strategies are essential for mitigating energy wastage in the building
sector, which accounts for nearly 40% of global energy consumption. However, due to the …

Pathways of clean energy heating electrification programs for reducing carbon emissions in Northwest China

T Ding, Y Sun, C Huang, C Mu, Y Fan, J Lin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clean energy heating electrification programs provide a promising way to reduce carbon
emissions from fossil fuel combustion and consumption. This work studies the cost …

[HTML][HTML] Algorithm for the comprehensive thermal retrofit of housing stock aided by renewable energy supply: A sustainable case for Krakow

K Barnaś, T Jeleński, M Nowak-Ocłoń, K Racoń-Leja… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes an approach to the comprehensive adaptation of prefabricated panel-
block buildings, many of which were built before 1989, to climate change and the …

The valuation of buildings energy retrofitting: A multiple-criteria approach to reconcile cost-benefit trade-offs and energy savings

P Bragolusi, C D'Alpaos - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Directive 2018/844/EU promotes long-term renovation strategies to achieve the
2050 EU-wide energy and climate targets. As the building sector accounts for 40% of final …

Photo-thermal effects initiate multi-level energy conversion in “solid-solid” phase-changing fibers

D Bao, X Zhang, X Ji, Y Xu, F Guan, J Guo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current textiles primarily employ passive heat barriers to minimize heat loss and achieve
effective thermal insulation for human beings. Accordingly, intelligent fibers with energy …

Typical energy-related behaviors and gender difference for cooling energy consumption

J Wang, J Zhu, Z Ding, PXW Zou, J Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of the study is to identify male and female typical energy-related behaviors that
have a great influence on energy consumption, which provides reference for building …

[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 …

A novel economic structure to improve the energy label in smart residential buildings under energy efficiency programs

MZ Oskouei, B Mohammadi-Ivatloo, M Abapour… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy label could be a powerful tool to save energy and reduce energy costs in the
residential sector. This paper proposes a novel economic structure between the residential …

Retrofit Proposals for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Historic Public Buildings: The Case of the Engineering Faculty's Seat of Sapienza University

A Vallati, M Di Matteo, CV Fiorini - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The building sector greatly contributes to energy consumption and Greenhouse Gas
emissions, relating to the whole building life cycle. Boasting a huge building heritage of …

Mind the map? Mapping the academic, citizen and professional stakeholder views on buildings and heating behaviour in Spain

E Lopez-Bernabe, S Foudi, I Galarraga - Energy Research & Social Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The residential building sector is a major driver of current and future energy consumption
and associated CO 2 emissions. The main use of energy by households is for heating …