In accordance with national and international regulations, the energy usage and emissions
of buildings need to be reduced. Both new constructions and retrofit actions should consider …

Abstract Phase Change Materials have been acknowledged for their potential to be used as
passive strategy for improving energy efficiency and occupants' thermal comfort in buildings …

Green roofs and cool roofs are commonly used to improve indoor thermal environment,
reduce air-conditioning load and mitigate the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This study …

In recent years, the building sector has been responsible for continuous increase in energy
consumption in the world. Space heating and cooling accounts for 34% of this energy …

In the study, the effects on the building's thermal energy performance of using two different
phase change materials (PCMs) integrated into the exterior walls at various thicknesses and …

Refurbishing existing buildings to reduce energy use is a priority worldwide to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. Millions of buildings around the globe have old roofs that are …

A significant demand for building heating exists in the Tibetan area of Western Sichuan.
However, there is no enough meteorological data and appropriate optimization method …

Roofs have been recognized as a potential area for intervention to achieve energy savings
in buildings and enhance indoor comfort. In this context, green and cool roofs emerged as …

Given the massive scientific progress on near zero-energy targets, occupant behavior has
become a key variable affecting building energy performance. In this view, the paper builds …

The design of low-rise commercial building envelopes is mainly driven by functional large
volumes, and low-cost and lightweight materials that often present weak thermal …