Multi-domain simulation for the holistic assessment of the indoor environment: A systematic review

M Bavaresco, V Gnecco, I Pigliautile, C Piselli… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The multi-domain comfort theory investigates human-environmental perception and comfort
by accounting for people's simultaneous exposure to various stimuli from different physical …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-objective optimization for thermal comfort enhancement and greenhouse gas emission reduction in residential buildings applying retrofitting measures …

B Liu, S Pouramini - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
The energy operation of the building can be enhanced by retrofitting actions considering that
it influences the life quality of the residents. Since optimization of different retrofitting …

Investigating the reliability of building energy models: Comparative analysis of the impact of data pipelines and model complexities

MM Saad, U Eicker - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
During the last few years, interest has been growing in modelling the building stock to
provide a possibility to transform, adapt and decarbonize cities. To scale the modelling of …

Closing the gap between simulation and measured energy use in home archetypes

P Beagon, F Boland, M Saffari - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent climate action plans set ambitious targets for large-scale home energy retrofit. These
retrofit targets also recommend switching from oil boilers to electrical heat pumps. One area …

The impact of climate change on the thermal-energy performance of the SCIP and ICF wall systems for social housing in Brazil

AS Cruz, EG Cunha - Indoor and Built Environment, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The social housing sector is playing an important role in Brazil, due to the necessity of its
expansion. Currently, many residential projects perform poorly in terms of energy efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive analysis of the influence of different building modelling approaches on the results and computational time using a cross-compared model as …

M Magni, F Ochs, W Streicher - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
A large number of Building Energy Simulation (BES) tools with a different focus and degree
of detail are available however, increasing the model complexity usually increases the …

Balancing thermal comfort and energy consumption in residential buildings of desert areas: impact of passive strategies

A Khechiba, D Djaghrouri, M Benabbas, F Leccese… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Modern building materials using reinforced concrete are considered the most popular in the
production of housing in Algeria, specifically in desert areas such as the city of Ouargla …

A sensitivity analysis for thermal performance of building envelope design parameters

S Elhadad, Z Orban - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sensitivity analysis is crucial in building energy assessments. It is used to determine the
major variables influencing building thermal performance, using both observational …

Energy management-based predictive controller for a smart building powered by renewable energy

Y Dagdougui, A Ouammi, R Benchrifa - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a smart building energy management system (BEMS), which is in
charge of optimally controlling the sustainable operation of a building-integrated-microgrid …

Impact assessment of morphology and layout of zones on refugees' affordable core shelter performance

R Ibrahim, S Elhadad, B Baranyai, TJ Katona - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The number of migrants increases globally due to natural disasters, global warming, and
war conflicts. Inefficient and unsustainable construction approaches for migrant shelters …