The building stock in the world consumes approximately 40% of the energy and emits one
third of the total greenhouse gases emissions (GHG). Improving the energy efficiency in …

Energy accounts for a significant share of carbon emissions, and buildings play a substantial
role in this by contributing to both direct and indirect emissions throughout their lifecycle …

One of the main challenges in the building industry is determining the thickness and material
of insulations that are used in the external wall. The selection of the above-mentioned …

Several new technologies can be today implemented in buildings in order to achieve the
NZEB goal. In this paper a novel computer model for predicting the energy demand of …

A novel dynamic simulation model for the building envelope energy performance analysis is
presented in this paper. This tool helps the investigation of many new building technologies …

Surrogate models are an important part of building energy labelling programs, but these
models still present low accuracy, particularly in cooling-dominated climates. The objective …

As the global energy demand rises and climate change creates more challenges, optimizing
the performance of non-residential buildings becomes essential. Traditional simulation …

In the last 30 years, voluntary and mandatory environmental or energy certification schemes
have been introduced in the building sector in most developed countries. During the last …

Researchers in many countries are develo** surrogate models to estimate the energy
performance of the building stock. In Brazil, the building energy labelling system can be …

Purpose Determining the suitable material and accurate thickness of the thermal insulation
layer used in exterior walls during the design phase of a building can be challenging. This …