Building energy simulation (BES) plays a significant role in buildings with applications such
as architectural design, retrofit analysis, and optimizing building operation and controls …

Buildings account for a significant amount of energy consumption leading to the issues of
global emissions and climate change. Thus, energy management in a building is …

Controlling the indoor environmental quality in real time is essential for the health, well-
being and productivity of occupants of a building. In recent years, research has focused on …

One of the main required actions for moving forward in zero-carbon cities' mission is to
increase building energy efficiency. Building energy simulations are key tools for HVAC …

Forecasting energy demand has become an essential element for energy stakeholders in
planning and reducing the energy consumption of buildings. Machine learning techniques …

Global warming is already significantly impacting communities, their health and
infrastructure. Previous studies showed that climate change is making the earth warmer …

Future city renewal and rejuvenation require a tremendous amount of existing building
retrofits to improve energy efficiency for sustainable city development. Although energy …

Cities play an essential role in energy consumption and its environmental impacts. Urban
Building Energy Modeling (UBEM) can help optimize the built environment's energy …

Buildings are expected to be energy efficient but also to provide a comfortable environment
to their occupants as well as to be durable. Indoor relative humidity influences the energy …

Adaptive façades (AFs) are technologies with great potential to reduce energy consumption
by changing their properties to adapt to variable climatic conditions. This paper proposes an …