Buildings account for a significant proportion of global energy demand, which is testament to
population growth and changes to life patterns. Experts in energy studies have continued to …

Global climate change, demographic change and advancing mechanization of everyday life
will go along with new ways of living. Temperature extremes, an ageing society and higher …

Double skin façade (DSF) has become an essential architectural element in modern
buildings. Its attractive appearance, better thermal and visual comfort, less energy …

Smart energy services and technologies are key components of energy transition and
decarbonisation strategies for the built environment. On the one hand, the technical potential …

In this study, the multi-objective optimization of passive design strategy was conducted for
multi-story residential buildings in South Korea. The performance of passive design was …

Although passive building envelope systems dominate contemporary building design, active
building envelope (ABE) research, development, and deployment are rapidly growing and …

This paper provides an overview of the design of biomimetic building skins. Many types of
smart and responsive building envelopes have been developed, but their improvement to …

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a critical consideration in airtight buildings that depend on
mechanical ventilation, such as those constructed to the Passivhaus standard. While …

During the last decade in the European Union, some targets have been set to reduce energy
consumption in buildings, promoting the construction of nearly Zero Energy Buildings and …

Naturally ventilated buildings have been worldwide increasingly welcomed, given the
current global awareness toward environmental sustainability, indoor health-quality and …