Building dynamic simulation tools, traditionally used to study the hygrothermal performance
of new buildings during the preliminary design steps, have been recently adopted also in …

As one of the most important and novel environmental friendly energy conversion materials,
thermoelectric (TE) materials can directly achieve the conversion between thermal energy …

Efficient thermal management materials are an integral part of electronic devices and can
quickly contribute to their heat dissipation, thereby greatly improving their reliability, stability …

Thermal resistance at a soft/hard material interface plays an undisputed role in the
development of electronic packaging, sensors, and medicine. Adhesion energy and phonon …

The large majority of the building heat losses occur through the building envelope. Hence,
the accurate evaluation of energy leakages, quantified by the thermal transmittance (U …

In our environment, the large availability of wasted heat has motivated the search for
methods to harvest heat. As a reliable way to supply energy, SiGe has been used for …

Photogrammetric studies performed with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have recently
become more popular as they present an interesting low-cost alternative. A novel …

The thermal performance of the building envelope is critical to reducing the energy
consumption of buildings and increasing the building energy efficiency. Studies on the …

Thermal performance assessment of building (s) is an essential process for optimal energy
management, heat-loss evaluation, and energy audit applications. Such an assessment can …

Organic and hybrid thermoelectric (OHT) materials have attracted increasing research
interest over the past decade. Thermal conductivity measurement plays a critical role in …