In recent years, efforts to lessen the environmental impact of the building sector have
focused more on passive strategies to develop eco-friendly buildings that reduce energy use …

The conventional cooling, heating and power tri-generation system still has problems such
as high greenhouse gas emissions and high fossil fuel consumption. A new integrated …

The integrated energy system (IES) can effectively utilize the distributed renewable
energies, but its performance improvement requires advanced design and optimization …

Due to the shortage of primary energy, absorption refrigeration system (ARS) has received
more and more attention because they can effectively use low-grade energy. However …

Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) based air-conditioning systems provide better thermal
comfort with respect to the conventional all-air systems involving either constant air volume …

In buildings, air conditioning and mechanical ventilation (ACMV) systems are the major
shareholders of overall energy consumption. Energy-efficient designs for ACMV systems in …

In this paper, a small-scale triple-hybrid air-conditioning system operated by biomass and
solar energy resources is experimentally investigated. Comparisons with EnergyPlus …

The solar absorption-subcooled compression hybrid cooling system is an economically
viable energy-saving solution for cold storage refrigeration system. However, the …

Different from the traditional isotropic insulation design which aims at reducing building heat
loss, a new anisotropic insulation design method which fully considers the orientation …

In recent years, the installation of underfloor heating systems has increased considerably in
many countries, due to their ability to be connected to a solar thermal collector in order to …