Incentive initiatives on energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings towards carbon-neutral blueprints in China: Advancements, challenges and perspectives

Z Liu, C Yu, QK Qian, R Huang, K You, H Visscher… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Under China's national strategy of carbon neutrality by 2060, it is urgently necessary and
challenging for the governments to proactively explore policy tools to facilitate energy …

Biomaterials technology and policies in the building sector: a review

L Chen, Y Zhang, Z Chen, Y Dong, Y Jiang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Traditional building materials have some drawbacks in the construction industry, particularly
in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. Biomaterials derived from …

Emissions Trends and Drivers (Chapter 2)

S Dhakal, JC Minx, F Toth, A Abdel-Aziz… - 2022 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last decade (2010–
2019) were higher than at any previous time in human history (high confidence). Since …

Building PV integration according to regional climate conditions: BIPV regional adaptability extending Köppen-Geiger climate classification against urban and climate …

N Skandalos, M Wang, V Kapsalis, D D'Agostino… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the technical maturity and substantial potential cost reduction of BIPV technologies,
there are still challenges to overcome for the expansion of BIPV applications and their wider …

[HTML][HTML] How will future climate impact the design and performance of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEBs)?

D D'Agostino, D Parker, I Epifani, D Crawley, L Lawrie - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change, driven by greenhouse gas emissions, is a growing global concern,
threatening world-wide environment, health and economy. Energy needs for buildings are a …

[HTML][HTML] A survey of recommender systems for energy efficiency in buildings: Principles, challenges and prospects

Y Himeur, A Alsalemi, A Al-Kababji, F Bensaali… - Information …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recommender systems have significantly developed in recent years in parallel with the
witnessed advancements in both internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing nearly zero energy buildings (NZEBs) development in Europe

D D'Agostino, ST Tzeiranaki, P Zangheri… - Energy Strategy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Decarbonising the energy sector is crucial to reach future climate and energy goals. As
established by the Energy Performance of Building Directive recast, Nearly Zero Energy …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a decarbonised building stock by 2050: The meaning and the role of zero emission buildings (ZEBs) in Europe

C Maduta, G Melica, D D'Agostino, P Bertoldi - Energy Strategy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The building sector plays a key role in the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in
the European Union (EU). The revision of the Energy Performance of Building Directive …

Tunable photovoltaics: adapting solar cell technologies to versatile applications

H Meddeb, M Götz‐Köhler… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar photovoltaics (PV) offer viable and sustainable solutions to satisfy the growing energy
demand and to meet the pressing climate targets. The deployment of conventional PV …

[HTML][HTML] Review of EU product energy efficiency policies: What have we achieved in 40 years?

M Gonzalez-Torres, P Bertoldi, L Castellazzi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The improvement of energy efficiency of products is a key pillar of climate and energy
strategy in the European Union (EU). The first EU product policies were adopted in the late …