Energy performance of buildings directive sets a goal to achieve a highly energy efficient
and decarbonised building stock by 2050. In this study, a pilot nZEB (nearly zero energy …

If not properly designed, the adoption of large windows can sometimes have a negative
impact on building energy demand. For this reason, aggravated by the outdated building …

The debate on the relevance of the global sustainability (including energy, environmental,
social, economic, and political aspects) of building stock is becoming increasingly important …

Recently, emissions and the energy use of the building and construction sector globally
increased. Therefore, energy retrofit processes and reducing the energy consumption of …

In the US, the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is generally the
largest electricity-consuming end-use in a residential building. However, homeowners are …

In recent years, due to the rapidly growing global energy crisis and the ever-increasing
prices of energy carriers, more attention has been paid to the energy efficiency of existing …

With growing urbanization, it has become necessary to manage this growth smartly.
Specifically, increased electrical energy consumption has become a rapid urbanization …

Existing buildings are likely to consume more energy and emit more greenhouse gases than
new buildings because of inevitable deteriorations in physical performance. Accordingly …

Built environments have destructive effects on the natural environment as one of the
responsible actors in increasing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions …

The article assesses an impact of thermal retrofitting on an improvement of the energy
quality of public buildings in terms of their heating. The analysis covered a group of 14 …