Key performance indicators for holistic evaluation of building retrofits: Systematic literature review and focus group study

AMY Ho, JHK Lai, BWY Chiu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Buildings are increasingly designed and constructed with state-of-the-art facilities. But
without proper upkeep including timely implementation of appropriate retrofits throughout …

A review on contemporary computational programs for Building's life-cycle energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions assessment: An empirical study in …

WYV Tam, KN Le, CNN Tran, JY Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Choosing an effective and efficient building design option for energy management as well
as for reducing greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions associated with a building life-cycle is …

Energy consumption and conservation practices in Qatar—A case study of a hotel building

N Ayoub, F Musharavati, S Pokharel, HA Gabbar - Energy and Buildings, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper considers energy conservation practices in Qatar with special emphasis on
commercial buildings. Energy conservation approaches are classified into five main areas …

Economic and environmental savings of structural buildings refurbishment with demolition and reconstruction-A Portuguese benchmarking

J Ferreira, MD Pinheiro, J De Brito - Journal of Building Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Europe is a consolidated continent, characterized by a wide range of ancient buildings that
urgently need refurbishments, especially in seismic zones such as Portugal, where structural …

Environmental assessment of deep energy refurbishment for energy efficiency-case study of an office building in New Zealand

A Ghose, SJ McLaren, D Dowdell, R Phipps - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to determine the environmental impacts associated with a
deep energy efficiency refurbishment using life cycle assessment. A prototypical refurbished …

Green buildings in Singapore; analyzing a frontrunner's sectoral innovation system

V Siva, T Hoppe, M Jain - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
The building sector in Singapore consumes up to half of the nation's total energy. The
government has therefore been urging the transformation of the industry by targeting 80% of …

Life cycle option appraisal in retrofit buildings

OO Tokede, PED Love, DD Ahiaga-Dagbui - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Determining the economic benefits of building asset retrofitting has been a difficult task due
to the paucity of reliable data and the inherent limitations of existing life-cycle costing …

Energy benchmarking for shopping centers in Gulf Coast region

A Juaidi, F AlFaris, FG Montoya, F Manzano-Agugliaro - Energy Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Building sector consumes a significant amount of energy worldwide (up to 40% of the total
global energy); moreover, by the year 2030 the consumption is expected to increase by …

Life-cycle environmental assessment of energy-retrofit strategies on a campus scale

M Hu - Building Research & Information, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study is to determine the life-cycle environmental impacts associated with
energy-retrofit strategies on an urban scale. A prototype campus model that includes deep …

[PDF][PDF] UCLA Institute of the Environment Urban Metabolism Literature Review Winter 2012

T Holmes, S Pincetl - 2012 - researchgate.net
Cities have expanded dramatically in size, density and complexity across the globe (Kaye et
al., 2006). This rapid expansion has been accompanied by increased energy flows of inputs …