Sustainable building standards, codes and certification systems: The status quo and future directions in Saudi Arabia
B Jamoussi, A Abu-Rizaiza, A AL-Haij - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainable building practices are a response to environmental issues. Businesses and
industries are assessing how their activities affect the environment. The architecture …
industries are assessing how their activities affect the environment. The architecture …
Life cycle energy analysis of buildings: A systematic review
D Dahiya, B Laishram - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Buildings consume a significant amount of energy and resources during all stages of their
life cycle, causing enormous environmental impacts. Life cycle energy analysis is a holistic …
life cycle, causing enormous environmental impacts. Life cycle energy analysis is a holistic …
Towards the goal of zero-carbon building retrofitting with variant application degrees of low-carbon technologies: Mitigation potential and cost-benefit analysis for a …
Y Liu, S Xue, X Guo, B Zhang, X Sun, Q Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
China's building industry urgently needs to accelerate the deployment of zero-carbon
building technologies and zero-carbon project practices to facilitate the net-zero target. This …
building technologies and zero-carbon project practices to facilitate the net-zero target. This …
Do all roads lead to Rome? A comparison of knowledge-based, data-driven, and physics-based surrogate models for performance-based early design
MZ Esteghamati, MM Flint - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
A performance-based early design must assess the life cycle performance of a sizable
design space at low computational cost and limited data. This paper evaluates the relative …
design space at low computational cost and limited data. This paper evaluates the relative …
Parametric-based multi-objective optimization workflow: Daylight and energy performance study of hospital building in Algeria
Daylight is an important factor that significantly contributes to patients' healing, with a
reduction in the length of stay in the hospital. It can strongly affect energy consumption …
reduction in the length of stay in the hospital. It can strongly affect energy consumption …
Evaluating fire resistance of timber columns using explainable machine learning models
The global attention to using timber products as sustainable construction material urges
careful assessment of their performance against different hazards, particularly fire. However …
careful assessment of their performance against different hazards, particularly fire. However …
[HTML][HTML] Carbon assessment of building shell options for eco self-build community housing through the integration of building energy modelling and life cycle analysis …
P Newberry, P Harper, J Norman - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
To achieve the UK's net-zero carbon transition by 2050, new homes need to be designed to
high energy efficiency standards and minimise life cycle carbon emissions. This study …
high energy efficiency standards and minimise life cycle carbon emissions. This study …
Integration of energy simulations and life cycle assessment in building refurbishment: An affordability comparison of thermal insulation materials through a new …
F Scrucca, D Palladino - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction have become two of the most important
issues to address in fighting climate change. Focused strategies have been implemented …
issues to address in fighting climate change. Focused strategies have been implemented …
Actual sources of life cycle impacts: Elementary processes and flows causing environmental impacts for a typical Brazilian building
F Belizario-Silva, VM John - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a valuable tool to enhance the environmental
performance of buildings. However, the increasing number of impact categories required by …
performance of buildings. However, the increasing number of impact categories required by …
Energy optimization for fenestration design: evidence-based retrofitting solution for office buildings in the UAE
With the prevalent use of large glazings, particularly in office buildings, offices receive an
abundance of light and are among the largest consumers of electricity. Moreover, in an …
abundance of light and are among the largest consumers of electricity. Moreover, in an …