This narrative review describes the capabilities of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to
support the scientific analysis of fluid flows inside buildings, focusing on natural ventilation …

The paper gives an overview of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system
modeling and simulation. The categorization of tools for HVAC system design and analysis …

The study investigates the impact of external wind conditions on the convective heat transfer
coefficients (CHTC) and overall energy performance in multi-zone high-rise buildings. The …

Energy modeling approaches have continued to advance to cater for emerging new design
concepts toward “greener” solutions that optimize energy consumption in buildings while …

This paper discusses some issues which hinder effective use of building performance
simulation in building design, and some approaches towards better and more efficient use of …

Due to energy constraints and people's increasing requirements for indoor thermal comfort,
improving energy efficiency while ensuring thermal comfort has become the focus of …

A cruise ship, which has large-scale open spaces, has an uneven cabin thermal
environment in the cruise public space, leading to overcooling or poor cooling issues …

Building energy simulations coupled with computational fluid dynamics tools have emerged,
recently, as an accurate and effective tool to improve the estimation of energy requirements …

To provide substantial improvements in indoor environment and energy consumption levels,
there is a need to treat a building with its associated systems as a complete entity, not as the …

In large spaces, uneven temperature distribution not only affects thermal comfort but also
impacts the reliability of energy consumption justification. However, the dynamic variations …