Increasing attention was given to building information modeling (BIM) and multi-criteria
decision-making (MCDM) globally due to their advantages for various stages of the life cycle …

Operational faults are common in the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems of existing buildings, leading to a decrease in energy efficiency and occupant …

Variable air volume (VAV) and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems are widely used in
office buildings. This study investigated VAV and VRF systems in five typical office buildings …

The growing construction activities are one of the largest consumers of natural resources
and have significantly contributed to environmental deterioration. The gradual worsening of …

Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems vary the refrigerant flow to meet the dynamic zone
thermal loads, leading to more efficient operations than other system types. This paper …

This study proposes a design–build–operate energy information modelling (DBO-EIM)
infrastructure to allow users to deploy the design-stage building energy model for model …

There is a growing concern about human factors in green building, which is imperative in
high-rise high-density urban environments. This paper describes our attempts to explore the …

This study examines the effect of a building's green building certification on potential tenants'
willingness to rent by conducting a vignette-based experiment. The building sector accounts …

Purpose This study aims to develop a web-based tool–LEED Energy Performance Online
Submission Tool (LEPOST) to reduce the submission cost of the leadership in energy and …

Green buildings aim to save land, energy, water, and material, as well as to create a healthy
and comfortable environment for their occupants throughout the life-cycle. One of the …