Building energy simulation (BES) plays a significant role in buildings with applications such
as architectural design, retrofit analysis, and optimizing building operation and controls …

Buildings use up to 40% of the global primary energy and 30% of global greenhouse gas
emissions, which may significantly impact climate change. Heating, ventilation, and air …

Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) based air-conditioning systems provide better thermal
comfort with respect to the conventional all-air systems involving either constant air volume …

Building energy models are a key element in regulatory compliance calculations. These
energy performance calculations often do not accurately reflect actual operating conditions …

This paper presents a conversion strategy from the conventional educational building to a
net-zero energy building (NZEB) as a promising solution to be utilized in solving the energy …

Net-zero energy building (NZEB) design has been gaining widespread acceptance as a
major driver to reach feasible long-term goals of energy reductions in a building sector for …

Abstract Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems have gained recognition for being energy-
efficient and adaptable for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) …

Variable refrigerant flow systems (VRFS) are gradually gaining popularity in commercial and
residential buildings owing to their satisfactory part-load performance, flexible control, and …

In buildings, air conditioning and mechanical ventilation (ACMV) systems are the major
shareholders of overall energy consumption. Energy-efficient designs for ACMV systems in …

In order to improve the problem of reduced heat capacity and unstable heating ability of air
source heat pump (ASHP) in the heating mode during the cold season, a heat pump …