Various environmental challenges, particularly the rising severity of the impacts of climate
change, require a systematic shift in and decarbonization of the global economy. Due to …

Windows have long been recognized as the weakest link in a building's thermal envelope
due to their inherently low thermal resistance and static transmittance, resulting in increased …

Assessing the contribution of energy efficiency to climate change mitigation is crucial as
global warming continues to persist. This study assesses the impact of energy efficiency on …

This paper aims to review the publications in the field of Life Cycle Sustainability
Assessment (LCSA) of building energy retrofitting. The main focus is to demonstrate the …

Updated to include recent advances, this third edition presents strategies and analysis
methods for conserving energy and reducing operating costs in residential and commercial …

During its Presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20) in 2020, Saudi Arabia launched the
concept of the circular carbon economy (CCE) as a framework for reducing emissions to a …

Buildings in hot humid climates are energy intensive to operate. Energy consumption in
Saudi Arabia is almost three times higher than the global average, and one of the major …

This paper describes the development of a residential building stock model for the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia using an engineering bottom-up approach. The model is suitable for …

Energy conservation and improvement in energy efficiency yield multiple technical,
economic, environmental, and social benefits and realize comfort and sustainability of …

Household electricity consumption influenced by various behavioural intervention strategies
is difficult to predict due to the uncertainty that arises from human behaviours and their …