Heightening population density and expanding urbanization has increased the need for
constructing high-rise buildings due to land shortage. Many efforts have been done to …

Abstract The Government of Malaysia has shifted from increasing energy supply to meet the
demand, towards reducing energy consumption through the promotion of green building …

Solar photovoltaic systems installed on homes and commercial building rooftops are
deemed central for a low-carbon future. As capital costs of photovoltaics continue to fall, its …

To maintain the sustainability of the country's energy resources and less carbon, the
Malaysian Government has set several strategies for achieving this target. One of them is …

Due to their cooling ability, sustainable roofing configurations, such as green and cool roofs,
have the potential to increase solar panel yield, which is temperature dependent. However …

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems' installations are growing from pico-solar to large grid-
connected systems continuously all over the world. The growth is aided by increasing …

Fossil fuel consumption for electricity generation in the building sector is at an all-time high
in line with the country's economic growth. This scenario will increase the global CO2 …

In developing countries with a large population and fast urbanization, High-rise Residential
Buildings (HRBs) have unavoidably become a very common, if not the most …

The construction of high-rise residential buildings has increased dramatically in line with the
expansion of cities. However, this type of buildings has relatively higher annual energy …

Solar energy utilizations in buildings are contingent on efficient shading models. This paper
presents a new trigonometric model that was simple in application and robust in handling …