Buildings use 75% of US electricity; therefore, improving the efficiency and flexibility of
building operations could provide significant value to the rapidly changing electricity system …

Building designers are struggling to deeply integrate the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) in projects. The review of the literature revealed that the …

The application of double-skin facades is an interesting technical solution but, at the same
time, highly affected by the climatic conditions of the building location. Southern European …

Commercial buildings of conventional practices consume significant energy, especially hotel
buildings. Therefore, the study aims to estimate energy saving potential in three categories …

Building entrance doors are a major source of air infiltration and energy loss in commercial
buildings. Previous studies have calculated entrance doors air infiltration and energy saving …

This report presents a methodology for modeling air infiltration through door openings. This
report shows that the estimation of air infiltration rate using the proposed method can be …

In this paper, we present a novel radiant heating system with a wall-integrated micro heat
pump that consists of a variable-speed miniature compressor, aluminum roll-bond …

Technical Support Document: 50% Energy Savings for Quick-Service Restaurants Page 1
PNNL-19809 Prepared for the US Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830 …

Abstract ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 requires vestibules to be installed in buildings in
climate zones 3 through 8 based on building energy simulations with a series of …

Cities play a unique role in addressing climate change. Over 80% of Americans live in urban
areas, as does over half of the world's population. As a consequence, the design of cities …