The recent rapid development of building automation systems (BAS) implies a need to
identify appropriate technologies for retrofitting into homes and offices without replacing …

Today, about 35% of global energy consumption and related carbon dioxide emissions are
caused by the construction sector. This paper evaluates and compares the life cycle energy …

Low-emissivity (low-E) window films are designed to improve the thermal comfort and
energy performance of buildings. These films can be applied to different glazing systems …

In an era marked by increasing environmental challenges affecting human well‐being,
traditional acoustic materials struggle to effectively handle the diverse and multi‐frequency …

This paper presents a novel control approach for indoor temperature regulation in tertiary
buildings, based on predictive functional control. The main control objective is to reduce the …

Night ventilation is a technique in which the indoor air and the building's thermal mass is
cooled down during nighttime to provide a heat sink available during the next day to help …

One of the most important aspects of working in an office environment is ensuring that the
space has optimal thermal comfort and an indoor environment. The aim of this research is to …

The effect of mechanical night ventilation on thermal comfort and electricity use for cooling of
a typical historic office building in north-central Sweden was assessed. IDA-ICE simulation …

The characteristics of health facilities eg the need to operate 24 ha day, strict cleaning
procedures and indoor environmental parameters made these building-type energy …

Historical buildings account for a significant portion of the energy use of today's building
stock, and there are usually limited energy saving measures that can be applied due to …