Ever growing population and progressive municipal business demands for constructing new
buildings are known as the foremost contributor to greenhouse gasses. Therefore …

Energy crisis and the global impetus to “go green” have encouraged the integration of
renewable energy resources, plug‐in electric vehicles, and energy storage systems to the …

In order to meet the ambitious emission-reduction targets of the Paris Agreement, energy
efficient transition of the building sector requires building retrofit methodologies as a critical …

Improving building energy performance is central to promote sustainability and mitigate
climate change, but it has proved to be a challenging process requiring investigation of a …

Retrofitting existing buildings with energy-efficient facilities is an effective method to improve
their energy efficiency, especially for old buildings. A multi-objective optimization model for …

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 …

The building sector represents a large share of rising global energy demand. Improving
energy efficiency in existing building stock is a crucial strategy. Adopting the best energy …

Building energy-saving retrofit projects (BERPs) have been widely implemented due to
pressure to reduce emissions to meet carbon neutrality targets. However, it is still not clear …

Designing envelope configurations of building with the low construction cost and low energy
consumption is of important significance to green building. At present, there are some …

The topic of low-energy buildings received a widespread and growing interest in last years,
thanks to energy saving policies of developed countries. The design of a low-energy …