In recent years, increasing interest has been shown in targeting energy efficiency as a
roadmap for carbon mitigation, limiting energy use, improving buildings' energy …

Thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) of educational buildings can affect students'
academic performance and well-being and are closely related to ventilation energy …

Energy consumption of and carbon emissions from buildings, which substantially depend on
outdoor climate conditions, may be susceptible to future climate change. However, how …

During the last few years, multi-objective optimization processes have become one of the
main challenges for energy efficiency in buildings. In this work, a new efficient multi …

Passive design strategies such as orientation, shading, sealing, glazing, and insulation can
significantly reduce the necessity of an artificial heating-cooling system, accounting for 40 …

Incorporating intelligent optimization algorithms in the early stages of office building design
facilitates a better response to the local climate. The indoor and outdoor thermal …

The urban thermal and wind environment (UTWE) has become a major concern in urban
planning design. Consideration of the UTWE involves steps of modelling, assessment, and …

Occupants are active participants in their built environment, affecting its performance while
simultaneously being affected by its design and indoor environmental conditions. With …

Studies have shown that urban vegetation can be an effective strategy for reducing energy
consumption in urban buildings by regulating the microclimate and shading solar radiation …

Building energy optimisation is generally performed under present climate conditions with
fixed simulation parameters (eg internal loads). However, climate change and variations in …