Electrically actuated visible and near-infrared regulating switchable smart window for energy positive building: A review

S Nundy, A Mesloub, BM Alsolami, A Ghosh - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Building consumes fossil fuel generated electricity to satisfy its air condition, heating and
artificial lighting load demand. Offsetting this building energy demand by employing energy …

Introducing IEA EBC annex 79: Key challenges and opportunities in the field of occupant-centric building design and operation

W O'Brien, A Wagner, M Schweiker, A Mahdavi… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that buildings are designed for occupants in principle, evidence suggests
buildings are often uncomfortable compared to the requirements of standards; difficult to …

Climate mitigation scenarios with persistent COVID-19-related energy demand changes

JS Kikstra, A Vinca, F Lovat, B Boza-Kiss… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused radical temporary breaks with past energy use trends.
How post-pandemic recovery will impact the longer-term energy transition is unclear. Here …

Simulation-aided occupant-centric building design: A critical review of tools, methods, and applications

E Azar, W O'Brien, S Carlucci, T Hong, A Sonta… - Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Occupants are active participants in their built environment, affecting its performance while
simultaneously being affected by its design and indoor environmental conditions. With …

Evaluating thermal resilience of building designs using building performance simulation–A review of existing practices

CY Siu, W O'Brien, M Touchie, M Armstrong… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the expectation of increasing frequency and magnitude of extreme events caused by
climate change, one of the most critical yet overlooked aspects of building design in the …

Review of developments in whole-building statistical energy consumption models for commercial buildings

H Fu, JC Baltazar, DE Claridge - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
A significant portion of energy consumption occurs in buildings today. Accurate and easy-to-
implement methods are needed to calculate building energy consumption for a wide range …

Energy auditing for efficient planning and implementation in commercial and residential buildings

A Sendrayaperumal, S Mahapatra… - Advances in Civil …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The ideology of ensuring energy‐efficient design and construction of buildings by providing
minimum requirements is the core objective of this work. Energy audit was conducted to …

Energy consumption and spatial assessment of renewable energy penetration and building energy efficiency in Malaysia: A review

SRS Aldhshan, KN Abdul Maulud… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of sustainable energy systems is very important to addressing the
economic, environmental, and social pressures of the energy sector. Globally, buildings …

Immersive virtual environments for occupant comfort and adaptive behavior research–A comprehensive review of tools and applications

H Alamirah, M Schweiker, E Azar - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Immersive virtual reality (IVR) is a promising technology increasingly applied to various
research fields, including building science and occupant comfort research. Using immersive …

Chinese prototype building models for simulating the energy performance of the nationwide building stock

J An, Y Wu, C Gui, D Yan - Building Simulation, 2023 - Springer
Building energy modeling (BEM) has become increasingly used in building energy
conservation research. Prototype building models are developed to represent the typical …