Life cycle sustainability assessment in building energy retrofitting; A review

HA Toosi, M Lavagna, F Leonforte, C Del Pero… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper aims to review the publications in the field of Life Cycle Sustainability
Assessment (LCSA) of building energy retrofitting. The main focus is to demonstrate the …

An optimization framework for building energy retrofits decision-making

A Jafari, V Valentin - Building and environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Buildings are major consumers of energy in the United States. One way to improve
building's energy efficiency is through energy retrofitting. The selection of a combination of …

Reassessing energy-efficient passive retrofits in terms of indoor environmental quality in residential buildings in the United States

D Amaripadath, DJ Sailor - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Residential buildings are one of the largest sectors of energy use in the United States. While
there are a range of measures available to improve the energy efficiency in residential …

Economic evaluation of building energy retrofits: A fuzzy based approach

R Ruparathna, K Hewage, R Sadiq - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
Ongoing climate action programs are prompting more stringent energy performance
standards for buildings. Consequently, energy retrofitting of existing buildings has become a …

Selection of optimization objectives for decision-making in building energy retrofits

A Jafari, V Valentin - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Building energy retrofitting has emerged as a primary strategy for reducing energy use and
carbon emissions. The decision about which retrofit measures should be implemented in a …

Decision-making model for optimum energy retrofitting strategies in residential buildings

S Mejjaouli, M Alzahrani - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2020 - Elsevier
Existing buildings consume an inordinate amount of energy globally. The consumption
negatively affects the environment and economy; therefore, it is necessary to improve …

Coordinated energy-environmental-economic optimisation of building retrofits for optimal energy performance on a macro-scale: A life-cycle cost-based evaluation

Y Hong, CI Ezeh, W Deng, SH Hong, Y Ma… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Given that energy-efficiency policies focus on meso-or macro-scale interventions, it is
imperative to establish a macro-scale evaluation approach for building retrofits to support …

[HTML][HTML] Combination of lighting retrofit and life cycle cost analysis for energy efficiency improvement in buildings

P Belany, P Hrabovsky, Z Kolkova - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
This article deals with the possibilities the lighting retrofit and the life cycle cost analysis
economic analysis in the process of increasing the energy efficiency of buildings. It contains …

Envelope retrofitting strategies for public school buildings in Jordan

H Ali, R Hashlamun - Journal of Building Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research is to study and develop envelope retrofitting strategies for
uninsulated school buildings in Jordan built before the educational reform; to date, more …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic human systems risk prognosis and control of lifting operations during prefabricated building construction

Z Sun, Z Zhu, R Xiong, P Tang, Z Liu - Developments in the Built …, 2023 - Elsevier
Prefabricated building construction (PBC) involves tedious lifting operations that require
multiple cranes to work simultaneously in dynamic workspaces. Such operations involve …