Passive design has recently received increasing attention as an option to reduce energy
consumption, abate carbon footprint and alleviate energy bills of buildings by taking …

Sharing of renewable energy and reduction of conventional energy consumption as an
attempt to ameliorate environmental issues such as global warming has become the main …

This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of three-decade research
developments in the field of Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) by using bibliometric …

Highlights•Combined natural ventilation systems in single building were
reviewed.•Advantages of combined natural ventilation systems were summarized.•Existing …

Researchers world-wide are investigating thermal energy storage, especially phase change
materials, for their substantial benefits in improving energy efficiency, sustaining thermal …

Nature provides examples of resilient materials and structures with optimised morphologies
and topologies to achieve excellent mechanical and structural properties and sustainable …

This paper presents a new, multi-objective method of analysing and optimising the energy
processes associated with window system design in office buildings. The simultaneous …

Health and well-being are vitally important aspects of people centric building design and are
the roots of productivity. Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a collection of factors that can …

Silicon-based aerogel (SA) has attracted increasingly more attention in the field of thermal
insulation as its extraordinary properties such as ultralight, ultra-low thermal conductivity …

A building with a great amount of thermal mass is able to time-shift and flatten out heat flow
fluctuations; this is referred to as the thermal inertia of a building. This paper presents a …