Indoor thermal environment contributes to the comfort of occupants and even affects their
health and well-being. Recent years have witnessed emerging studies on the connection …

Latent thermal energy storage units are especially preferred in renewable thermal energy
systems for their significant capacity to store heat. Nevertheless, the phase change materials …

Facilitating indoors with healthy and fresh air along with adequate thermal comfort using
less energy is a true challenge in buildings located in hot climates. The present work aims to …

The effect of incorporating phase change material (PCM) into roofing systems combined with
natural ventilation is numerically and experimentally investigated. Four roof configurations …

Passive design characteristics (PDC) play a pivotal role in reducing the energy burden on
households without imposing additional financial constraints on project stakeholders …

It is undeniable that the material production stage is crucial to the whole life cycle of
structures. This study proposes the window-to-envelope ratio (WER) based on standard …

Cooling technology using phase change material (PCM) assisted direct ventilation has
demonstrated significant energy-saving potential for data centers in regions with large …

Clarifying the thermal mechanism of buildings provides a basis for the scientific design and
optimization of envelopes. This study explored the mechanism of outdoor thermal …

The emissivity design of building surfaces is crucial for radiative cooling (RC) heat
dissipation. This work explores regularities of the influence of the emissivity inside and …

Energy consumption in student dormitories, key living and study spaces, is a major concern
for institutions and communities. This paper proposes a multi-objective optimization model to …