Incentive initiatives on energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings towards carbon–neutral blueprints in China: Advancements, challenges and prospects

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 …

Non-destructive techniques (NDT) for the diagnosis of heritage buildings: Traditional procedures and futures perspectives

B Tejedor, E Lucchi, D Bienvenido-Huertas, I Nardi - Energy and Buildings, 2022‏ - Elsevier
It is estimated that EU cultural heritage (CH) buildings represent 30% of the total existing
stock. Nevertheless, all actions in terms of refurbishment need a deep knowledge based on …

Natural ventilation in vernacular architecture: A systematic review of bioclimatic ventilation design and its performance evaluation

Y Pan, W Zhong, X Zheng, H Xu, T Zhang - Building and Environment, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The natural ventilation strategies employed in vernacular architecture have attracted
considerable research interest in the context of sustainable development, primarily due to …

Barriers to BIM implementation in architecture, construction, and engineering projects—The polish study

A Leśniak, M Górka, I Skrzypczak - Energies, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
BIM (building information modeling) is a kind of technology that has great potential to
enhance the level of automation in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) …

Heritage building maintenance management (HBMM): A bibliometric-qualitative analysis of literature

MI Adegoriola, JHK Lai, EH Chan, A Darko - Journal of Building …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Heritage buildings (HBs), which are unique landmarks across the world, have special
cultural significance. However, many of the HBs, in lack of proper maintenance …

Validation of dynamic hygrothermal simulation models for historical buildings: State of the art, research challenges and recommendations

HE Huerto-Cardenas, F Leonforte, N Aste… - Building and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The proper simulation of the hygrothermal behaviour of historical buildings is a challenging
task with several implications regarding the evaluation of indoor thermal comfort and the …

A comparative thermoeconomic analysis of fourth generation and fifth generation district heating and cooling networks

F Calise, FL Cappiello, L Cimmino, MD d'Accadia… - Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The energy refurbishment of residential heating and cooling systems is crucial to achieve
the carbon neutrality expected by 2050. In this framework, many researchers are develo** …

Optimal energy retrofit plan for conservation and sustainable use of historic campus building: Case of cultural property building

HM Cho, BY Yun, S Yang, S Wi, SJ Chang, S Kim - Applied Energy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In the past several decades, global population growth and rapid economic development
have resulted in significant increases in building energy consumption. To reduce green …

Conservation-compatible retrofit solutions in historic buildings: An integrated approach

A Buda, EJ de Place Hansen, A Rieser, E Giancola… - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Historic, listed, or unlisted, buildings account for 30% of the European building stock. Since
they are complex systems of cultural, architectural, and identity value, they need particular …

Urban building energy model: Database development, validation, and application for commercial building stock

R Mohammadiziazi, S Copeland, MM Bilec - Energy and Buildings, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Achieving citywide building energy reduction goals require extensive understanding of
energy use at scale, which is challenging due to scarce and disparate data. Despite …