A review of performance of zero energy buildings and energy efficiency solutions

L Belussi, B Barozzi, A Bellazzi, L Danza… - Journal of building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The enhancement of energy performance of buildings has become a pillar of energy
policies. The main target is the cut of energy consumption to reduce buildings footprint. This …

A review of internet of energy based building energy management systems: Issues and recommendations

MA Hannan, M Faisal, PJ Ker, LH Mun, K Parvin… - IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A building energy management system (BEMS) is a sophisticated method used for
monitoring and controlling a building's energy requirements. A number of potential studies …

Building retrofitting towards net zero energy: A review

M Ibrahim, F Harkouss, P Biwole, F Fardoun… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
High energy consumption is a critical problem that governments are trying to overcome. The
concept of Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) has recently emerged as one of the solutions …

Building envelope design: Multi-objective optimization to minimize energy consumption, global cost and thermal discomfort. Application to different Italian climatic …

F Ascione, N Bianco, GM Mauro, DF Napolitano - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper proposes a multi-objective optimization approach to address the energy design of
the building envelope. A genetic algorithm (GA) is implemented by means of the coupling …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving zero-energy building performance with thermal and visual comfort enhancement through optimization of fenestration, envelope, shading device …

M Rabani, HB Madessa, N Nord - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Building retrofitting towards nearly zero energy building (nZEB) with comfortable visual and
thermal conditions, requires a comprehensive parametric analysis of building retrofit …

Energy performance optimization of existing buildings: A literature review

N Hashempour, R Taherkhani, M Mahdikhani - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy retrofit and renovation of existing buildings have an effective role in reducing carbon
dioxide emissions and ultimately global warming. Therefore, there is an increasing interest …

A systematic review of genetic algorithm-based multi-objective optimisation for building retrofitting strategies towards energy efficiency

I Costa-Carrapiço, R Raslan, JN González - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Most common practices for solving building retrofit problems lack efficiency and overall
robustness. Knowledge of novel methods that support decision-making (DM) for retrofitting is …

Multi-objective optimization of building retrofit in the Mediterranean climate by means of genetic algorithm application

F Rosso, V Ciancio, J Dell'Olmo, F Salata - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, as the role of energy retrofit on the existing building stock is recognized towards
energy savings and emissions' reductions, the actions to be undertaken towards this aim …

A parallel computing simulation-based multi-objective optimization framework for economic analysis of building energy retrofit: A case study in Iran

M Tavakolan, F Mostafazadeh, SJ Eirdmousa… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The building sector represents a large share of rising global energy demand. Improving
energy efficiency in existing building stock is a crucial strategy. Adopting the best energy …

Scalable pathways to net zero carbon in the UK higher education sector: A systematic review of smart energy systems in university campuses

V Kourgiozou, A Commin, M Dowson, D Rovas… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The following literature review sets out the state-of-the-art research relating to smart building
principles and smart energy systems in UK higher education university campuses. The …