[HTML][HTML] Envelope design for low-energy buildings in the tropics: A review

V Gupta, C Deb - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The building sector accounts for over one-third of global energy consumption and a
significant share of carbon emissions. Improving building energy efficiency, particularly in …

[HTML][HTML] A study on the comparative review of cool roof thermal performance in various regions

M Rawat, RN Singh - Energy and Built Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy demand is growing significantly worldwide to create thermal comfort in buildings. Air-
conditioning is contributing to energy consumption at a massive scale in the residential and …

Energy, comfort, and environmental assessment of passive techniques integrated into low-energy residential buildings in semi-arid climate

S Mousavi, M Gijón-Rivera, CI Rivera-Solorio… - Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Residential buildings consume a lot of energy, particularly after the recent pandemic and
remote working lifestyle. Thus, it is crucial to design energy-efficient buildings that reduce …

[HTML][HTML] Low-energy residential building optimisation for energy and comfort enhancement in semi-arid climate conditions

SN Mousavi, M Gheibi, S Wacławek, NR Smith… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of energy-efficient strategies in buildings, such as the Green Building
Concept, can significantly impact human comfort and resource consumption. However, due …

Affordable retrofitting methods to achieve thermal comfort for a terrace house in Malaysia with a hot–humid climate

NW Tuck, SA Zaki, A Hagishima, HB Rijal, F Yakub - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Although various cooling approaches have been proposed to overcome the thermal
discomfort in residential buildings, tropical developing countries still lack affordable and …

The contribution of double skin roof coupled with thermo reflective paint to improve thermal and energy performance for the 'Mozabit'houses: Case of Beni Isguen's …

M Kadri, A Bouchair, A Laafer - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
In traditional cities of hot and arid climate regions, roofs are usually the surfaces most
exposed to intense sunlight in summer. This leads to high temperatures inside the houses …

[HTML][HTML] Energy retrofit analysis for an educational building in Mumbai

V Gupta, C Deb - Sustainable Futures, 2022 - Elsevier
Buildings consume around 40% of total global primary energy and account for one-third of
greenhouses gas emissions. In the context of rising average air temperature and growing …

Advances in passive cooling design: an integrated design approach

AAY Freewan - Zero and Net Zero Energy, 2019 - books.google.com
Incorporating passive cooling devices within building design requires analysis of device
variables and actions to improve cooling performance, maximize efficiency, and integrate …

Thermal performance of passive techniques integrated to a house and the concept of passive house in the six climates of Morocco

FE Lafqir, I Sobhy, B Benhamou… - … and Technology for …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This paper aims at investigating the performance of some passive techniques integrated to a
house in six climates ranging from Cold climate to Desert one. First of all, a case study of a …

Energy conservation of residential buildings in extreme climates with phase change material-aluminum radiation reflector cool roof

VV Kumar - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In arid locations, global warming raises the indoor air temperature and energy utilization of
residential and commercial buildings. Developing effective passive cooling solutions is …