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 …

Thermophysical properties and applications of nano-enhanced PCMs: An update review

L Yang, J Huang, F Zhou - Energy conversion and management, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy conservation management using latent heat storage (LHS) technique is nowadays
employed as a solution to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions …

Nano-enhanced organic form stable PCMs for medium temperature solar thermal energy harvesting: Recent progresses, challenges, and opportunities

J Paul, AK Pandey, YN Mishra, Z Said… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar energy is an easily accessible and promising renewable energy source that could
solve the current energy crisis. Thermal energy storage systems incorporating Phase …

[HTML][HTML] Optimum insulation thickness design of exterior walls and overhauling cost to enhance the energy efficiency of Albanian's buildings stock

L Malka, A Kuriqi, A Haxhimusa - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present climate, thermal insulation is crucial for reducing energy consumption for
heating or cooling in buildings, increasing the lifespan of structures, and building elements …

Building green retrofit in China: Policies, barriers and recommendations

G Liu, X Li, Y Tan, G Zhang - Energy Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Green retrofit is an effective way of improving the performance of existing buildings to
achieve low energy consumption and low carbon emission. To realize a successful building …

Critical barriers to sustainability attainment in affordable housing: International construction professionals' perspective

MA Adabre, APC Chan, A Darko, R Osei-Kyei… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
For a significant thrive towards sustainable development globally, sustainability attainment
in affordable housing for low-income earners is fundamental. Identifying obstacles to …

UBEM. io: A web-based framework to rapidly generate urban building energy models for carbon reduction technology pathways

YQ Ang, ZM Berzolla, S Letellier-Duchesne… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Policymakers are struggling to understand what specific mixes of building retrofitting
upgrades are necessary to achieve carbon emission targets. Urban building energy …

Energy efficiency financing and the role of green bond: policies for post-Covid period

CA Tu, E Rasoulinezhad - China Finance Review International, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose One of the major negative effects of the Coronavirus outbreak worldwide has been
reduced investment in green energy projects and energy efficiency. The main purpose of …

Life-cycle building information modelling (BIM) engaged framework for improving building energy performance

X Xu, T Mumford, PXW Zou - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
The building sector is responsible for 32% of global energy consumption and 19% of all
energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. The urgent requirement for energy conservation …

Research on policy strategies for implementing energy retrofits in the residential buildings

H Zhang, K Hewage, H Karunathilake, H Feng… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy retrofits are significant in improving the energy efficiency of existing residential
buildings (ERB) and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. While many countries have …