[HTML][HTML] Towards Energy-Efficient Data Centers: A Comprehensive Review of Passive and Active Cooling Strategies

S Cai, Z Gou - Energy and Built Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth of cloud computing, the number of data centers (DCs) continuously
increases, leading to a high-energy consumption dilemma. Cooling, apart from IT …

[HTML][HTML] Recycled and Upcycled Materials in Contemporary Architecture and Civil Engineering: Their Applications, Benefits, and Challenges

A Milad - Cleaner Waste Systems, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper explores the increasingly popular practice of integrating recycled and upcycled
materials in modern architecture and civil engineering and highlights their central role in …

Transient cooling performance and parametric characteristic of active–passive coupling cooling system integrated air-conditioner, PV-PCM envelope, and ice storage

YX Huang, ZY Shu, ZQ Liu, Y Cai, WW Wang… - Energy and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Passive cooling buildings integrating renewable energy sources offer a promising solution
to modern energy challenges. However, high costs and the effects of climate change often …

[HTML][HTML] Energy-Efficient Outdoor Fencing with Air Layers: A Review of the Effect of Solar Radiation on the Exterior Fencing of Buildings Made of Composite Material

N Zhangabay, A Zhangabay, A Utelbayeva… - Journal of Composites …, 2025 - mdpi.com
In this study, the authors conducted a comprehensive review of the scientific and technical
literature in the field of heat transfer in outdoor enclosures with an air layer of composite …

Advancing building management with nano-enhanced carbon materials: a machine learning-driven business and economic analysis

Y Zhu, KJ Mohammed, MG Elsehrawy, HE Ali… - Carbon Letters, 2024 - Springer
Carbon aerogels including graphite and graphene have unique properties such as
lightweight, strong, and insulative to roofing applications. Carbon aerogels offer innovative …

Effectiveness of Cool Roof Materials in Limiting Future Cooling Loads and Overheating in the Office Buildings

RF De Masi, A Gigante, S Ruggiero… - … on Smart and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
COP28 closed with an agreement the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era. However,
many actions are needed to achieve the targets set, such as the complete decarbonisation …