In this study, a comprehensive review focusing on key strategies of energy saving and
climate control technologies for greenhouses is presented. Following the brief and concise …

Passive cooling in the built environment is now reaching is phase of maturity. Passive
cooling is achieved by the use of techniques for solar and heat control, heat amortization …

The interest in alternative or renewable energy sources for greenhouse heating is currently
high, owing to the large heating loads and the relatively high price of fossil fuels. Important …

Energy sectors are responsible for most of greenhouse gas emission in the world.
Significant amount of energy is consumed by the residential sector, highlighting the …

Highlights•Review of greenhouse designs and technologies in hot climates was
conducted.•CFD approaches for exploring various greenhouse cooling technologies are …

Concerns about greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels have made the use of
renewable sources the world's most important energy challenge. Among renewable …

This paper provides an up-to-date survey on recent advances in earth-air heat exchanger
(EAHE) systems for buildings, and presents systematic information on the main design …

The projected increase of the world's population, coupled with the shrinking area of arable
land required to meet future food demands, is building pressure on Earth's finite agricultural …

During the last three decades, a number of studies have been conducted by various
investigators in the design, modeling and testing of earth to air heat exchanger (EAHE) …

The paper aims at improving a model predicting daily soil temperatures depending on depth
and time. The thermal behavior of the ground (near the surface) as a function of depth and …