The quality of future working circumstances for many will be contingent on how low energy
indoor spaces respond to challenges from accelerated ambient warming. Resilient cooling …

A continued upward trend in global greenhouse gas emissions is estimated to see average
temperatures rise by 2.7° C before 2100. This warming effect presents risks to global …

The assessment of indoor thermal comfort in schools has become an essential object of
study; however, applying existing thermal comfort criteria would assume children and adults …

This paper mainly focuses on investigating the influence of weather conditions on the
sensitivity analysis and optimization of a typical passively designed high-rise residential …

In this paper, a data-driven approach is applied to minimize energy consumption of a
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system while maintaining the thermal …

The study of the thermal comfort of the occupants of a building represents an important
challenge, due to its close relation with energy efficiency. Facing the application of set-point …

This paper presents the development and validation of an optimal design methodology for
vertical U-tube ground heat exchangers (GHEs) used in HVAC systems. The dimensionless …

The main goal of this study is to understand the patterns in which commercial buildings
consume energy, rather than evaluating building energy use based on aggregate utility bills …

The aim of the study is to simulate the functionality of a HVAC system in different situations,
summer and winter time, using specialized software ANSYS-Fluent. A 2D building model …

The building sector accounts for nearly 1/3 of global energy end-use and associated carbon
emissions. Fulfilling buildings' thermal demand in an efficient way is critical for …