Passive building cooling without any electricity input are highly desirable in pursuing low
energy consumption and environment protection. However, widespread adoption of existing …

The roofs of buildings play an essential role in energy efficiency because a significant
amount of solar radiation is absorbed by roofs in hot weather and a significant amount of …

Building energy demands in long-term studies are mostly calculated using the averaged
weather data sets, reflecting the changes in environmental conditions over time, thus the …

Cooling demand dominates the energy consumption of buildings in hot-summer/warm-
winter zones. Vertical green façades (VGFs) are an effective design strategy to reduce the …

Conventional energy-intensive cooling methods are inadequate for addressing the growing
cooling demand exacerbated by severe heat waves. Passive cooling technologies with no …

Fibrous materials, such as cellulose papers, fibres, or textiles, are regarded as potential
evaporation materials used in evaporative cooling systems. The fibrous material's wettability …

Wind driven rain (WDR) may have serious effect on the heat transfer through exterior wall,
optimal design of envelope, and building energy consumption simulation. Accurate …

Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) cushion roofs are used for improving indoor natural
lighting. However, their poor thermal insulation compromises the indoor thermal …

Evaporative cooling is a well-known passive technique adopted especially in hot and dry
climatic regions. This paper presents a simplified numerical model to assess the impact of …

Climate change, marked by unpredictable patterns and extreme events, is expected to
persist, posing challenges over the service live of buildings. Consequently, building …