As electric vehicle penetration increases, charging is expected to have a significant impact
on the grid. Electric vehicle charging stations will greatly affect a building site's power …

Smart buildings aim to create a safe, comfortable and sustainable environment for the
occupants while increasing the energy performance of the building to reduce the …

With increasing concerns about the long-term global warming effect of HFC refrigerants, low-
GWP refrigerants and non-vapor compression heat pumps are gaining attention to be the …

This study evaluates strategies to achieve carbon neutrality in office buildings in Hong Kong
and examines whether current energy efficiency standards and guidelines foster a 40 …

In summer hot and winter cold climate zones, building energy behavior includes space
cooling and space heating, resulting in confliction for determination of shading system. The …

In recent years, data-driven models have enabled accurate prediction of chiller power
consumption and chiller coefficient of performance (COP). This study evaluates the usage of …

Improvement of air quality and provision of the residents' comfort in different buildings are
the main tasks of HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) systems. A large number …

This study provides comprehensive details of evaporative cooling options for building air-
conditioning (AC) in Multan (Pakistan). Standalone evaporative cooling and standalone …

Motions of piston and displacer in ideal Stirling cycle is non-sinusoidal and rise-dwell-fall-
dwell. However, heat transfer and flow characteristics of present oscillating flow are based …

Vuilleumier cycle heat pump (VHP) is a thermally driven heat pump and has huge potential
for improving energy efficiency in residential heating. In this paper, performance of VHP is …