Most high-rise office buildings in the tropics, particularly in Malaysia and Singapore, exceed
the required level of the energy efficiency index. The implementation of conventional …

This paper provides an overview of the design of biomimetic building skins. Many types of
smart and responsive building envelopes have been developed, but their improvement to …

The advancements in software and hardware technologies provide opportunities for solar
shading systems to function dynamically within their context. This development has helped …

End-of-life vehicle (ELV) waste management and its immeasurable environmental impacts
are the subjects of global concern. This study proposes a new concept of a processing …

The thermal comfort of occupants in the increasing number of modern buildings with glass
curtain wall structures is of significant research interest. As the thermal sensitivity of building …

Kuala Lumpur, as a major capital city, has undergone a drastic transformation in the past ten
years. Many heritage buildings have been sacrificed for urban renewal projects. Those …

Daylighting technologies have been developed recently to harness solar energy, and
eventually, meet the goals of sustainable development. However, the use of natural light in …

The development of real estate in Mexico has largely ruled out the comfort of users that
focused on economic matters and made it difficult to make substantial progress in adopting …

Turbine ventilators are widely used for improving indoor air quality. However, the air exhaust
flow rate of presently used turbine ventilators increases with wind speed, which results in a …

This study investigates the impact of roller blinds as an energy-saving strategy in a
subtropical climate. Lighting control experiments were performed on west-facing and south …