Buildings account for about 40% of the global energy consumption and contribute over 30%
of the CO 2 emissions. A large proportion of this energy is used for thermal comfort in …

A combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) microgrid with distributed cogeneration
units and renewable energy sources provides an effective solution to energy-related …

Visual and thermal comfort for occupants significantly depend on exterior environmental
climatic conditions, which are continuously changing. In particular, optimizing visual and …

Abstract Design optimisation problems of window size and façade orientation in buildings
have been investigated many times, with regard to energy and comfort criteria. To indicate …

A high demand for heating energy in winter, overheating in summer and visual discomfort
are important issues in school buildings in the cold climate of China. This study presents the …

Apparent window size contradictions arise when optimizing simultaneously for low energy
(small sizes) and visual comfort (large sizes). Diverse multi-objective optimization methods …

Impact of climate change on energy use in office buildings in a city within each of the five
major architectural climates across China–Harbin (severe cold), Beijing (cold), Shanghai …

Climate change (CC) and urban heat island (UHI) are important environmental forces that
have serious consequences for the existing buildings, such as increased resource …

Purpose Building is one of the main factors of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Reducing energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO 2) emission from building is urgent …

Ensuring the effective thermal insulation in regions, where the cooling requirement of
building with respect to heating requirement is dominant, is very important from the aspect of …