Insulation materials are the key tool in designing and constructing a energy thrifty buildings.
This is demonstrated by the increasing thicknesses used in buildings, which also reflects in …

One of the largest threats to future development is climate change. Apparently, the building
sector has been the largest source of greenhouse gas production. One prospective solution …

The existing building stock in European countries accounts for over 40% of final energy
consumption in the European Union (EU) member states, of which residential use …

The building sector is one of the key consumers of energy worldwide. Thus, the retrofitting of
existing buildings provides excellent opportunities for reducing energy consumption and …

This paper presents a quantitative approach to determining the value of the investment in
sustainable retrofits for existing buildings by taking into account different uncertainties …

Energy consumption in buildings has increased drastically during the last two decades.
Reducing the energy demand in buildings by improving their thermal performance has …

Globally, only 2% of existing building stock is built yearly; the remaining 98% already exist.
Energy consumption and indoor thermal comfort of the existing building stock are not …

The implementation of the European Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings
(EPBD) is a milestone towards the improvement of energy efficiency in the building sector …

In order to initiate economic evaluation of green buildings and foster their development, this
article conducts the cost–benefit evaluation of energy efficiency technology application …

Hotel building is a type of high-energy-consuming building and most existing hotel buildings
need energy efficiency improvement in China. Energy performance contracting (EPC) is …