The energy conservation of existing buildings plays a significant role in reducing global
carbon emissions and building energy consumption. The research on building energy …

Buildings are increasingly designed and constructed with state-of-the-art facilities. But
without proper upkeep including timely implementation of appropriate retrofits throughout …

Old buildings are known to have poor energy performance and have limited improvement
options as they approach their end-of-life. The demand for sustainable design and …

The process of determining the appropriate systems to be replaced as part of a building
renovation can pose significant challenges in the decision-making phase. These challenges …

With the rapid development of the construction industry, buildings have become the single
largest consumer of energy in the world. The retrofitting of existing buildings offers an …

The enormous building energy consumption in Shanghai necessitates the identification of
standard buildings to offer guidance for the adequate design of retrofitting strategies in order …

Worldwide, the building sector is responsible for consuming more than 36% of the final
global energy and produces 39% of carbon dioxide emissions. Accordingly, sustainable …

Given that energy-efficiency policies focus on meso-or macro-scale interventions, it is
imperative to establish a macro-scale evaluation approach for building retrofits to support …

Energy saving in buildings is essential as buildings' operational energy use constitutes 30%
of global energy consumption. Urban building energy modeling (UBEM) effectively …

There is an urgent need for all industries to go beyond the existing set of policies against
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to combat climate change. As the major producer (19%) …