Residential and commercial buildings in the United States accounted for 40% of total energy
in 2020. Building energy modeling (BEM) is a useful tool that allows individuals …

Identifying thermal bridges on building façades has been a great challenge for architects,
especially during the conceptual design stage. This is not only due to the complexity of …

The recent commitment towards a net-zero target by 2050 will require considerable
improvement to the UK's building stock. Accounting for over 10% of the services energy …

This paper describes the development of a detailed plan to get the social housing stock of
the Borough of Islington in London, UK, to net zero carbon emissions. This stock is very …

This article builds on the concept of 'degrowth'to create an experimental, measurable
definition of 'housing degrowth', which can be applied to the 99% of households in …

The residential building sector accounts for a significant portion of global energy
consumption, necessitating energy-efficient building practices to mitigate climate change …

Existing data and modelings on the actual energy consumption of buildings struggle at
giving a clear and unified view of the European commercial building stocks. This paper …

Within the UK, domestic buildings account for 16% of total national emissions. Considerable
improvements to the performance of the existing building stock will be necessary in the …

The domestic sector made up 16% of UK's total greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. The
build-to-rent market is experiencing a rapid expansion, but the energy performance and …

This paper examines the potential for PV to improve the performance of primary schools in
London. Disaggregate data including energy use is compared with modelled PV generation …