The building sector is well known to be one of the key energy consumers worldwide. The
renovation of existing buildings provides excellent opportunities for an effective reduction of …

Building energy code change in Australia, and many other developed nations, is subject to
standardised economic tests, with a net present value calculation at the heart of the …

Concerns about climate change, energy security and energy productivity are driving
countries to improve energy and thermal efficiency of their housing. Australia established a …

Increasing the energy and carbon efficiency of homes has been at the forefront of
international climate change mitigation policy. In Australia, recent policy action led to the …

We report on the results obtained from field performance monitoring of four different roof
mounted PV systems in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for a period of one year. The PV systems consisted …

Heat pumps are a solution for decarbonising home heating in the UK. However, the
readiness of UK homes for heat pumps is an area of concern regarding the policies aimed at …

Recently, Korea has upgraded the luminance standard of classrooms and started to
introduce the air-conditioning system in order to enhance pleasantness of the learning …

Whilst net zero energy homes are espoused in many policy circles, and many bespoke
examples have been constructed to demonstrate their technical feasibility, there is a scarcity …

Abstract Net-Zero Energy Communities (NZECs) are critical to assuring the sustainability
and resilience of modernized power systems. System modeling helps overcome technical …

Despite the widely reported benefits of zero carbon buildings (ZCBs), the actual uptake of
the ZCB approach is low in market. Building firms need to innovate their business models …