[HTML][HTML] Carbon sequestration and storage potential of urban residential environment–A review

A Kinnunen, I Talvitie, J Ottelin, J Heinonen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cities are hotspots of anthropogenic activity and consumption. Thus, the consumption-based
carbon footprints of their residents are pronounced. However, the beneficial climate impacts …

Retrofit strategies to improve energy efficiency in buildings: An integrative review

CC de Oliveira, ICM Vaz, E Ghisi - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the high energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions associated with
buildings worldwide, sustainable strategies that provide conscious use of natural resources …

[HTML][HTML] Status, challenges and future directions in the evaluation of net-zero energy building retrofits: a bibliometrics-based systematic review

Q Xiaoxiang, Y Junjia, NA Haron, AH Alias, TH Law… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Net-zero energy building (NZEB), an initiative to address energy conservation and emission
reduction, has received widespread attention worldwide. This study aims to systematically …

The evaluation of historic building energy retrofit projects through the life cycle assessment

M Angrisano, F Fabbrocino, P Iodice, LF Girard - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The built environment sector is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions and
resource depletion that contributes to the climate change crisis. The European Commission …

Measures, Benefits, and Challenges to Retrofitting Existing Buildings to Net Zero Carbon: A Comprehensive Review

LNK Weerasinghe, A Darko, APC Chan, KB Blay… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Net Zero carbon (NZC) retrofitting of existing buildings contributes to improving the building
occupant's well-being, addressing carbon footprint directly and is key to solving the global …

Recent Advances in Prefabrication Techniques for Biobased Materials Towards a Low-Carbon Future: From Modules to Sustainability

M Sutkowska, A Stefańska, MD Vaverkova… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The evolution of building-structure manufacturing systems is propelled by dynamic shifts in
formal requirements, prompting heightened research endeavors to enhance manufacturing …

Succession of Fungal Community during Outdoor Deterioration of Round Bamboo

X An, S Han, X Ren, J Sichone, Z Fan, X Wu, Y Zhang… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bamboo's mechanical and aesthetic properties are significantly influenced by fungi.
However, few studies have been conducted to investigate the structure and dynamics of …

Insights and evidence on energy retrofitting practices in rural areas: Systematic literature review (2012–2023)

A Abouaiana, A Battisti - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rural commons face extraordinary challenges like fragility and sensitivity due to climate
change. Retrofitting rural built environments affords benefits that could overcome these …

Reliability of experimental methods to determine heat transmission coefficient of the existing building façade wall

S Peulić, D Gajić, Z Mitrović - Thermal Science, 2024 - doiserbia.nb.rs
Experimental methods are often only possible solution to determining heat transmission
coefficient (U-value) of elements in existing buildings. These methods can be of great …

Energy renovation of residential building envelope using organic materials for the level of cost-optimal improvement/upgrade in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia

B Sudimac, D Gajić, S Peulić - … XV Stepgrad XV, Banja Luka, June …, 2022 - raf.arh.bg.ac.rs
У сусрет стратегијама обнове зграда, истраживање се води веома дубоком обновом
стамбених зграда, којом би се смањила вриједност потребне енергије за гријање …