Sensitivity analysis plays an important role in building energy analysis. It can be used to
identify the key variables affecting building thermal performance from both energy simulation …

The building design community is challenged by continuously increasing energy demands,
which are often combined with ambitious goals for indoor environment, for environmental …

Because the building sector has become a huge energy consumer, providing useful
approaches can help tackle this important issue. Windows are an important component of a …

An accurate calculation of energy consumption is a precondition for energy underground
metro station design, which determines the amount of energy geostructure. This study …

With the increasing demand for sustainable design and green buildings, building
performance is having a greater influence on design decisions. Design decisions on …

This paper deals with the search for the optimal window-to-wall ratio (WWR) in different
European climates in relation to an office building characterized by best-available …

A building system is highly nonlinear and commonly includes a variety of parameters
ranging from the architectural design to the building mechanical and energy system. Serving …

Abstract Design optimisation problems of window size and façade orientation in buildings
have been investigated many times, with regard to energy and comfort criteria. To indicate …

Building envelope structures play a pivotal role in the energy behavior of edifices. They
influence the heat exchanges between indoor and outdoor environment and might allow a …

Solar radiation makes great influence on cooling load and occupants' well-being in hot and
humid climate zone. Particularly, occupants suffered different extent of solar radiation owing …