Effective PCM, insulation, natural and/or night ventilation techniques to enhance the thermal performance of buildings located in various climates–A review
P Arumugam, V Ramalingam, P Vellaichamy - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Maintaining healthy and comfortable indoors through passive ways is challenging due to the
changing and extreme climatic conditions. The aim of this work is to review the thermal …
changing and extreme climatic conditions. The aim of this work is to review the thermal …
An overview on energy and development of energy integration in major South Asian countries: the building sector
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (IPB) are the largest South Asian countries in terms of land
area, gross domestic product (GDP), and population. The growth in these countries is …
area, gross domestic product (GDP), and population. The growth in these countries is …
An experimental investigation on the performance of a flat-plate solar collector using eco-friendly treated graphene nanoplatelets–water nanofluids
The research on the use of nanofluids in thermal energy devices, like solar collectors, has
secured a high place in the scientific community of recent years. In the present study, the …
secured a high place in the scientific community of recent years. In the present study, the …
A novel approach to develop climate classification based on degree days and building energy performance
The degree days (DD) approach is one of the most extensively used methods for building-
oriented climate zoning. However, DD only provides a limited view of the influence of …
oriented climate zoning. However, DD only provides a limited view of the influence of …
Sensitivity analysis of passive design strategies for residential buildings in cold semi-arid climates
Buildings are significant drivers of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.
Improving the thermal comfort of occupants in free-running buildings and avoiding active …
Improving the thermal comfort of occupants in free-running buildings and avoiding active …
Determining base temperature for heating and cooling degree-days for India
Internationally, the cooling degree-days (CDD) and heating degree-days (HDD) have been
commonly used as indicators of cooling and heating load occurring due to outdoor …
commonly used as indicators of cooling and heating load occurring due to outdoor …
Life-cycle cost analysis of building wall and insulation materials
Heat transfer through building opaque envelope is responsible for approximately half of the
total heat loss and gain to and from the surroundings. Therefore, insulation materials are …
total heat loss and gain to and from the surroundings. Therefore, insulation materials are …
[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic assessment of solar water heating systems for sustainable tourism in northern Pakistan
This study is designed to examine the feasibility of the solar water heating (SWH) system for
sustainable tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) of Pakistan and a tourist resort is taken as a base …
sustainable tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) of Pakistan and a tourist resort is taken as a base …
Design of an EnergyPlus model-based smart controller for maintaining thermal comfortable environment in non-domestic building
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems account for 59% of energy
consumption in domestic buildings and 36% in non-domestic buildings. According to a …
consumption in domestic buildings and 36% in non-domestic buildings. According to a …
Balance point temperature and heating degree-days in different climate conditions for building energy efficiency applications
Z Hao, X Zhang, J **e, K Yin, J Liu - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The precise calculation of heating degree-days (HDD) depends on the correct building
balance point temperature, which however has often been limited by ignoring complex …
balance point temperature, which however has often been limited by ignoring complex …