Buildings account for a significant proportion of global energy demand, which is testament to
population growth and changes to life patterns. Experts in energy studies have continued to …

Sustainable building retrofit can provide a great opportunity to reduce the energy
consumption of existing buildings to commensurate the climate policies and enhance the …

Multi-objective optimization of a hybrid system is investigated to supply an autonomous
residential building. The proposed system consists of photovoltaic panel, wind turbine …

This paper aims to evaluate the energy-saving potential, affordability and thermal comfort
performance of various passive building retrofit measures for a historical building (late …

Application of the passive approach as a non-mechanical method is an effective technique
to tackle high energy consumption as well as diminishing the destructive effects of buildings …

The existing building stock faces the challenge of low energy efficiency and requires
renovation and upgrading to meet society′ s goals of carbon reduction and sustainable …

As the greenhouse effect intensifies, controlling carbon emissions has become increasingly
critical. China, having the world's highest carbon emissions, sees almost half of its total …

China is facing the challenge of high building energy consumption, especially for rural
housing, because of the backward construction technology. This issue could be solved by …

Unlike standard-restricted and well-equipped urban residential buildings, a large portion of
rural buildings sacrifice indoor comfort and energy efficiency to reduce the initial investment …

Heritage model calibration and validation are crucial for decreasing uncertainty and
enhancing the robustness of simulation results and conservation interventions. Yet …