A solar-driven 5th generation district heating and cooling network with ground-source heat pumps: a thermo-economic analysis

F Calise, FL Cappiello, MD d'Accadia… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract District Heating and Cooling is considered an efficient solution to address the
thermal energy demand of the building sector and reduce its environmental impact. In this …

Influence of evaporative cooling by urban forests on cooling demand in cities

JL Moss, KJ Doick, S Smith, M Shahrestani - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Trees provide important ecosystem services to urban human society. Their absence can
lead to more pronounced environmental and social consequences, for example the urban …

A review of validation methods for building energy modeling programs

X Zhou, R Liu, S Tian, X Shen, X Yang, J An, D Yan - Building Simulation, 2023 - Springer
Building energy simulation analysis plays an important supporting role in the conservation of
building energy. Since the early 1980s, researchers have focused on the development and …

Dynamic energy performance analysis: Case study for energy efficiency retrofits of hospital buildings

A Buonomano, F Calise, G Ferruzzi, A Palombo - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper investigates several actions for the energy refurbishment of some buildings of the
University Hospital Federico II of Naples. The analysis focuses on a specific lot of 4 …

[HTML][HTML] Component-based machine learning for performance prediction in building design

P Geyer, S Singaravel - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning is increasingly being used to predict building performance. It
replaces building performance simulation, and is used for data analytics. Major benefits …

Energy and economic analysis of a small hybrid solar-geothermal trigeneration system: A dynamic approach

F Calise, FL Cappiello, MD d'Accadia, M Vicidomini - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents a dynamic simulation model of a prototypal renewable plant producing
electricity, heat and cool. The hybrid system consists of a 6 kW e Organic Rankine Cycle …

Coupling the multizone airflow and contaminant transport software CONTAM with EnergyPlus using co-simulation

WS Dols, SJ Emmerich, BJ Polidoro - Building simulation, 2016 - Springer
Building modelers need simulation tools capable of simultaneously considering building
energy use, airflow and indoor air quality (IAQ) to design and evaluate the ability of buildings …

Biomimetic building facades demonstrate potential to reduce energy consumption for different building typologies in different climate zones

M Webb - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2022 - Springer
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions leading to anthropogenic global warming continue to be
a major issue for societies worldwide. A major opportunity to reduce emissions is to improve …

COMSOL Multiphysics validation as simulation software for heat transfer calculation in buildings: Building simulation software validation

V Gerlich, K Sulovská, M Zálešák - Measurement, 2013 - Elsevier
The main purpose of this article is a presentation of software validation for a calculation of
heat transfer in buildings. The heat transfer calculation in the COMSOL Multiphysics is …

Diagnostic test cases for verifying surface heat transfer algorithms and boundary conditions in building energy simulation programs

PC Tabares-Velasco, B Griffith - Journal of Building Performance …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Verification and validation are crucial in developing and implementing models. Although
there are standards to test energy simulation software, this article describes an additional set …