Affordable housing is characterised by its poor indoor environment, thermal performance,
and energy poverty. Conditions are expected to worsen because of urban heat island effect …

The concentration of human activities in urban areas, increasing greenhouse gas emissions,
and high global temperature values in urban areas have accelerated the research on global …

Abstract–Prediction of energy consumption in buildings is the process that allows estimating
the amount of energy consumed in a specific future period. Typically, a predicted energy …

There is an impending need to retrofit the existing social housing stock to improve thermal
comfort and to reduce energy demand. This research proposes calibrated building stock …

In Palestine and neighboring regions, buildings are constructed without insulation and
mechanical heating and cooling systems, leading to significant thermal discomfort for …

When proposing the most suitable strategies for retrofitting the residential stock it is essential
to consider energy vulnerability, the current state of stock, users' economic capacity and …

Due to global warming, the overheating risk of residential buildings (especially with no air
conditioning) in severe cold and cold regions of China is attracting increasing attention. This …

The use of natural ventilation in buildings to reduce the energy consumption and CO 2
emission has been widely investigated and practiced, but few existing studies have …

Retrofitting the existing building stock is widely accepted as a crucial factor to reaching 2030
and 2050 climate and energy targets, given that the building sector is among the top three …

Building retrofit has received renewed interests in recent years, driven by energy-savings
and indoor environmental quality goals. Digital technologies such as building performance …