Abstract The European “Smart Cities & Communities Initiative” of the Strategic Energy
Technology Plan (SET-Plan) supports cities and regions in taking ambitious measures to …

Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) are parts of the major energy consumption
in a building. Conventional heating and cooling systems are having an impact on carbon …

The increased fossil fuel use worldwide in past several decades has led to enhanced green
house gas emissions leading to climate change issues. India is the fourth largest CO 2 …

In this study a comprehensive review of vernacular architecture research status is presented.
The objective of the study is to identify energy efficient vernacular architecture features …

In antiquity, people already knew the principles of solar architecture, designing their houses
to the south to take advantage of the sun in all seasons. Today, solar architecture is …

Heat pump energy recovery ventilators have been widely implemented for energy saving
technologies in buildings. Researchers have been exploring methods for the most effective …

In this review, an attempt has been made to analyze passive solar heating and cooling
concepts along with their effects on performance of a building's thermal management. The …

Considering the importance of reducing energy consumption in building sector, objective of
present study is to review codes, standards, regulations and energy efficiency initiatives in …

Heating and cooling, as the basic requirements of human life, account for more than 28% of
global energy consumption. To minimize carbon footprint and save energy, various …

In the present study, energy and exergy analyses are presented for the whole process of
space heating in buildings. This study is based on a pre-design analysis tool, which has …