Changing climatic scenario and raising temperature is likely to subject nearly 60% of the
working populations in India to thermal discomfort in their workplaces. Half of the total …

Reflective materials applied to opaque building components are becoming increasingly
important because of their benefits in terms of thermal comfort and energy savings. Because …

The building industry has consumed a vast amount of natural resources and also been
responsible for a significant energy usage. This is expected to increase further with …

Cool roof systems play a significant role in enhancing the comfort level of occupants by
reducing the attic temperature of the building. Heat transmission through the roof can be …

This piece of research presents the capability of active and passive cool roof systems, which
is designed to reduce the heat transmission into an attic through the metal deck roofing for …

Modern residential roofs in Malaysia mainly employ red and brown roof tiles due to aesthetic
factors and the ability of the roof surface to reflect or retard heat transfer is typically not …

In tropical countries, air conditioning system is commonly used to provide thermal comfort in
buildings. However, operating the air-conditioning system for long hours daily will result in …

The building envelopes that integrate heat reflective coatings (HRCs) and phase change
materials (PCMs) can block solar radiation from outdoors and have a high thermal inertia …

Understanding the real-time thermal behaviour of the building envelope is essential to
provide comfortable indoor conditions and to develop energy efficient building components …

The roof component is the main cause of heat build-up in low-rise residential buildings. The
paper aims to propose an optimized roof model in terms of geometrical configuration and …