Impact of climate change on nearly zero-energy dwelling in temperate climate: Time-integrated discomfort, HVAC energy performance, and GHG emissions

R Rahif, A Norouziasas, E Elnagar, S Doutreloup… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming is widely recognized to affect the built environment in several ways. This
paper projects the current and future climate scenarios on a nearly zero-energy dwelling in …

Climate change sensitive sizing and design for nearly zero-energy office building systems in Brussels

D Amaripadath, R Rahif, W Zuo, M Velickovic… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As climate change continues, it is expected that the risk of overheating will rise in both new
and existing buildings in mixed humid climate zones in Europe. This study introduced a …

Framework to assess climate change impact on heating and cooling energy demands in building stock: A case study of Belgium in 2050 and 2100

E Elnagar, S Gendebien, E Georges, U Berardi… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change has a broad impact on different aspects of energy use in buildings. This
study explores potential changes in future heating and cooling energy demands. Increasing …

Overheating analysis of optimized nearly Zero-Energy dwelling during current and future heatwaves coincided with cooling system outage

R Rahif, M Kazemi, S Attia - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
It is expected that heatwaves will strike more frequently and with higher temperatures with
the continuation of global warming. More extreme heatwaves concurrent with disruptions in …

[HTML][HTML] Historical and future weather data for dynamic building simulations in Belgium using the regional climate model MAR: typical and extreme meteorological year …

S Doutreloup, X Fettweis, R Rahif… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
Increasing temperatures due to global warming will influence building, heating, and cooling
practices. Therefore, this data set aims to provide formatted and adapted meteorological …

Impacts of climate change on hydroclimatic conditions of US national forests and grasslands

H Heidari, T Warziniack, TC Brown, M Arabi - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
The conterminous United States includes national forests and grasslands that provide
ecological, social, economic, recreational, and aesthetic services. Future climate change …

Shifts in hydroclimatology of US megaregions in response to climate change

H Heidari, M Arabi, T Warziniack… - Environmental Research …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Most of the population and economic growth in the United States occurs in megaregions as
the clustered metropolitan areas, whereas climate change may amplify negative impacts on …

Integration of resilient cooling technologies in building stock: Impact on thermal comfort, final energy consumption, and GHG emissions

E Elnagar, A Arteconi, P Heiselberg, V Lemort - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Buildings in the EU contribute significantly to energy consumption and greenhouse gas
emissions, with HVAC systems being major contributors. This paper assesses the impact of …

Inclusion of the ECMWF ecRad radiation scheme (v1. 5.0) in the MAR model (v3. 14), regional evaluation for Belgium and assessment of surface shortwave spectral …

JF Grailet, RJ Hogan, N Ghilain, X Fettweis… - …, 2024 - egusphere.copernicus.org
The MAR model (Modèle Atmosphérique Régional) is a regional climate model used for
weather forecasting and climate studies over several continents, including polar regions. To …

Climatic comparison between Belgium, Champagne, Alsace, Jura and Bourgogne for wine production using the regional model MAR

S Doutreloup, B Bois, B Pohl, S Zito, Y Richard - Oeno One, 2022 - hal.science
In Belgium, vineyards have strongly increased over the last decades. Is it a trendy effect, or
is Belgium becoming an increasingly favourable country for viticulture? A related issue is …