Rethinking the role of occupant behavior in building energy performance: A review

Y Zhang, X Bai, FP Mills, JCV Pezzey - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Technology alone will not achieve building energy conservation goals, and humans and
their energy-related behavior in buildings must be included in energy performance efforts …

Carbon peak and carbon neutrality in the building sector: A bibliometric review

Z Sun, Z Ma, M Ma, W Cai, X Xiang, S Zhang, M Chen… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to large energy consumption and carbon emissions (ECCE) in the building sector, there
is huge potential for carbon emission reduction, and this will strongly influence peak carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Towards COP27: Decarbonization patterns of residential building in China and India

R Yan, M Ma, N Zhou, W Feng, X Xiang, C Mao - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As the two largest emerging emitters with the highest growth in operational carbon
emissions from residential buildings, the historical emission patterns and decarbonization …

An empirical analysis of the household consumption-induced carbon emissions in China

J Liu, M Murshed, F Chen, M Shahbaz… - Sustainable Production …, 2021 - Elsevier
As China is becoming a domestic demand oriented economy, it is pertinent to address its
household consumption-induced carbon emissions for ensuring environmental …

Scenarios of energy efficiency and CO2 emissions reduction potential in the buildings sector in China to year 2050

N Zhou, N Khanna, W Feng, J Ke, M Levine - Nature Energy, 2018 - nature.com
As China's rapid urbanization continues and urban dwellers become more affluent, energy
use in buildings is expected to grow. To understand how this growth can be slowed, we …

[HTML][HTML] Circular economy for clean energy transitions: A new opportunity under the COVID-19 pandemic

C Su, F Urban - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper models the energy and emissions scenarios for a circular economy based clean
energy transitions in a 140,000-population town in China, taking into account the new …

Environmental benefits and household costs of clean heating options in northern China

M Zhou, H Liu, L Peng, Y Qin, D Chen, L Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The Chinese government accelerated the clean residential heating transition in northern
China as part of a successful effort to improve regional air quality. Meanwhile, China has …

Are you an energy saver at home? The personality insights of household energy conservation behaviors based on theory of planned behavior

X Liu, QC Wang, IY Jian, HL Chi, D Yang… - Resources, Conservation …, 2021 - Elsevier
Personality traits play an important role in pro-environmental behavioral heterogeneity. This
study aims to explore the effects of Big Five personality traits on the energy-saving behavior …

A survey on energy consumption and energy usage behavior of households and residential building in urban China

S Hu, D Yan, S Guo, Y Cui, B Dong - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
Building performance, equipment efficiency, and occupant behavior play important roles in
China urban residential building energy conservation. An online survey was conducted in …

The influence of Chinese environmental regulation on corporation innovation and competitiveness

X Zhao, B Sun - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
According to Porter hypothesis, appropriate environmental regulation can promote
corporation innovation. The innovation will even offset the corporation loss caused by …