Buildings are a major contributor to climate change, accounting for one third of global
energy consumption and one quarter of CO 2 emissions. However, comprehensive …

Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be traced to five economic sectors: energy,
industry, buildings, transport and AFOLU (agriculture, forestry and other land uses). In this …

Personal thermal management (PTM) is a promising approach for maintaining the thermal
comfort zone of the human body while minimizing the energy consumption of indoor …

Building envelope is a key element in providing adequate energy and thermal comfort
performance to buildings. In this regard, improvement solutions are implemented in recent …

Climate change and energy shortage crisis promptly necessitate achievement of sustainable
development goals. However, there is no straightforward pathways for low-carbon …

This paper explores the technical and economic characteristics of an accelerated energy
transition to 2050, using new datasets for renewable energy. The analysis indicates that …

Thermal camouflage technologies, which aim at blending the infrared (IR) signature of
targets into the background to counter the IR detection, have witnessed increasing …

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, people spent on average around 90% of their time
indoors. Now more than ever, with work-from-home orders in place, it is crucial that we …

Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last decade (2010–
2019) were higher than at any previous time in human history (high confidence). Since …

Buildings play a key role in the transition to a low-carbon-energy system and in achieving
Paris Agreement climate targets. Analyzing potential scenarios for building decarbonization …