B Liu, S Pouramini - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
The energy operation of the building can be enhanced by retrofitting actions considering that it influences the life quality of the residents. Since optimization of different retrofitting …
MM Saad, U Eicker - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
During the last few years, interest has been growing in modelling the building stock to provide a possibility to transform, adapt and decarbonize cities. To scale the modelling of …
Recent climate action plans set ambitious targets for large-scale home energy retrofit. These retrofit targets also recommend switching from oil boilers to electrical heat pumps. One area …
AS Cruz, EG Cunha - Indoor and Built Environment, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The social housing sector is playing an important role in Brazil, due to the necessity of its expansion. Currently, many residential projects perform poorly in terms of energy efficiency …
M Magni, F Ochs, W Streicher - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
A large number of Building Energy Simulation (BES) tools with a different focus and degree of detail are available however, increasing the model complexity usually increases the …
Modern building materials using reinforced concrete are considered the most popular in the production of housing in Algeria, specifically in desert areas such as the city of Ouargla …
Sensitivity analysis is crucial in building energy assessments. It is used to determine the major variables influencing building thermal performance, using both observational …
This paper presents a smart building energy management system (BEMS), which is in charge of optimally controlling the sustainable operation of a building-integrated-microgrid …
The number of migrants increases globally due to natural disasters, global warming, and war conflicts. Inefficient and unsustainable construction approaches for migrant shelters …