Identifying uncertainties in the whole life carbon assessment of buildings: Sources, types, and potential actions

J Li, T Lützkendorf, M Balouktsi, X Bi, N Alaux… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Uncertainties in the life cycle assessment (LCA) of buildings affect the environmental
performance benchmarking and can lead to incorrect decision-making. Reducing …

Multi-objective optimization of embodied and operational energy and carbon emission of a building envelope

MA Kamazani, MK Dixit - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Buildings significantly contribute to global annual energy consumption and carbon footprint
in their operation and initial construction. Coming up with an eco-friendly and energy …

[HTML][HTML] Does context matter? Robust building retrofit decision-making for decarbonization across Europe

L Walker, I Hischier, A Schlueter - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Retrofitting the European building stock is a key element of European decarbonization
strategies. Effective retrofit strategies are thus necessary. Multiple studies use robustness …

Strategies for robust renovation of residential buildings in Switzerland

A Galimshina, M Moustapha, A Hollberg… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Building renovation is urgently required to reduce the environmental impact associated with
the building stock. Typically, building renovation is performed by envelope insulation and/or …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of modeling assumptions on retrofit decision-making for low-carbon buildings

L Walker, I Hischier, A Schlueter - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
To reach decarbonization goals, effective and robust building retrofit decisions are critical.
Environmental retrofit assessments rely on full or partial life cycle assessments, which …

Scenario-based analysis of future life cycle energy trajectories in residential buildings-A case study of inner Melbourne

S Li, B Rismanchi, L Aye - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The residential building sector contributes significantly to energy use in Australia. However,
future energy use in residential buildings is seldom evaluated from a life cycle perspective …

How universities study the future: A critical view

R Hafezi, SG Zare, FR Taghikhah, S Roshani - Futures, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite recent rapid advances in technology, a skilled workforce continues to play the most
important role in the development of national economies. People's roles as operators …

Axioms of decision criteria for 3D matrix games and their applications

M Özkaya, B İzgi, M Perc - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we define characteristic axioms for 3D matrix games and extend the definitions
of the decision criteria under uncertainty to three dimensions in order to investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective life cycle approach to buildings' adaptation for future climate and decarbonization scenarios

C Rodrigues, E Rodrigues, MS Fernandes, S Tadeu - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The existing building stock is crucial for enhancing decarbonization targets and mitigating
climate change. This article delves into a methodological approach that combines …

Impact of occupant behavior on optimal multi-objective solutions for the design of low-energy buildings

S El Khattabi, G Fraisse, A Leconte, S Rouchier - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
The occupant behavior plays a fundamental role in the actual performance of the buildings,
especially for very low energy buildings. Since inconsistencies are discovered post …