The thermally anisotropic building envelope (TABE) is a novel active building envelope that enhances energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings by transferring heat and cold …
Passive variable insulation (PVI) could reduce the energy consumption for heating and cooling of buildings compared to traditional static insulation without requiring active control …
Traditional building envelopes have passive insulation systems that cannot respond to dynamic changes in the environment. An Active Insulation System (AIS) consists of Active …
H Haggi, JM Fenton - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.00874, 2024 - arxiv.org
Recent advancements, net-zero emission policies, along with declining costs of renewable energy, battery storage, and electric vehicles (EVs), are accelerating the transition toward …
Buildings in the United States consume about 40 quadrillion BTU of primary energy annually, which accounts for the nation's 40% of total energy use, 75% of all electricity use …
Buildings contribute to nearly 40% of the US national energy consumption and a significant portion of CO2 emissions. More importantly, disadvantaged communities are …
H Haggi, JM Fenton - arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.03137, 2023 - arxiv.org
Net-zero emission policies, coupled with declining costs of renewables, battery storage, and electric vehicles, require both direct and indirect electrification (such as green hydrogen) of …
This paper discusses two novel thermal energy storage–integrated dynamic building envelope technologies that are supported by the US Department of Energy Building …
The thermally anisotropic building envelope (TABE) is a novel active building envelope that can save energy while maintaining thermal comfort in buildings by transferring heat and …