[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive study of renewable energy sources: Classifications, challenges and suggestions

TZ Ang, M Salem, M Kamarol, HS Das, MA Nazari… - Energy Strategy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Renewable energy (RE) is the key element of sustainable, environmentally friendly, and cost-
effective electricity generation. An official report by International Energy Agency (IEA) states …

Multi-objective optimization methods and application in energy saving

Y Cui, Z Geng, Q Zhu, Y Han - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Multi-objective optimization problems are difficult to solve in that the optimized objectives are
usually conflicting with each other. It is usually hard to find an optimal solution that satisfies …

How does future climatic uncertainty affect multi-objective building energy retrofit decisions? Evidence from residential buildings in subtropical Hong Kong

S Liu, Y Wang, X Liu, L Yang, Y Zhang, J He - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy consumption of and carbon emissions from buildings, which substantially depend on
outdoor climate conditions, may be susceptible to future climate change. However, how …

Use of artificial intelligence in smart cities for smart decision-making: A social innovation perspective

SAA Bokhari, S Myeong - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The goal of this study is to investigate the direct and indirect relationships that exist between
artificial intelligence (AI), social innovation (SI), and smart decision-making (SDM). This …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) of building refurbishment: A literature review

A Vilches, A Garcia-Martinez, B Sanchez-Montanes - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
This review organises and summarises the recent contributions related to the environmental
evaluation of building refurbishment and renovation using the lifecycle assessment (LCA) …

A review on simulation-based optimization methods applied to building performance analysis

AT Nguyen, S Reiter, P Rigo - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent progress in computer science and stringent requirements of the design of “greener”
buildings put forwards the research and applications of simulation-based optimization …

Multi-objective optimization for building retrofit: A model using genetic algorithm and artificial neural network and an application

E Asadi, MG Da Silva, CH Antunes, L Dias… - Energy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Retrofitting of existing buildings offers significant opportunities for improving occupants'
comfort and well-being, reducing global energy consumption and greenhouse gas …

Optimization methods applied to renewable and sustainable energy: A review

R Banos, F Manzano-Agugliaro, FG Montoya… - … and sustainable energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Energy is a vital input for social and economic development. As a result of the generalization
of agricultural, industrial and domestic activities the demand for energy has increased …

Machine learning modelling for predicting non-domestic buildings energy performance: A model to support deep energy retrofit decision-making

S Seyedzadeh, FP Rahimian, S Oliver, S Rodriguez… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Non-domestic buildings contribute 20% of the UK's annual carbon emissions. A contribution
exacerbated by its ageing stock of which only 7% is considered new-build. Consequently …

Energy performance optimization of existing buildings: A literature review

N Hashempour, R Taherkhani, M Mahdikhani - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy retrofit and renovation of existing buildings have an effective role in reducing carbon
dioxide emissions and ultimately global warming. Therefore, there is an increasing interest …