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Abstract Building energy consumption is dominated by lighting and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, whose operation is often inefficient due to inadequate control strategies and unreliable occupa...

Phase change materials (PCM) are receiving ever-growing attention as a promising construction material for improving building energy performance through thermal storage and peak load shifting. The analysis of PCM perform...

The paper presents a methodology and an example of determining the floor response spectrum of nuclear power plant building structures under earthquake loads. When critical energy infrastructure facilities are consider...

The etiology of obesity is multifactorial, and includes genetic, environmental, and dietary factors, where hypercaloric diets play a central role in the development of the disease. It is known that obesity in adulthood c...

Using molecular dynamics experiments, we analyze the association of "Janus" 6-amino-6-deoxy-2O-carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrins (JCD) in aqueous solutions. In JCD dimers, the free energy associated with the primary-rim-sec...

In a time where sustainability is paramount, evaluating and optimizing energy retrofit projects in historic buildings is essential. This study introduces Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as part of a new Life Cycle Asse...

Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) are pivotal in addressing the escalating energy and environmental challenges of hot climates, where extreme cooling demands and reliance on fossil fuels intensify carbon footprints. T...

The choice of building façade materiality and composition plays a significant role in indoor and outdoor thermal comfort as well as energy efficiency. However, the carbon footprint of most construction materials contrib...

Abstract Background The residential building sector is a major contributor to Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions. Over 60 % of the energy used for space and domestic hot water heating comes from fossil fuels sources a...

The increase in energy consumption in buildings, particularly in the government sector, poses a serious challenge in the effort to mitigate climate change. This research aims to analyze and optimize the facade design of ...

The shift toward sustainable and intelligent buildings has accelerated the demand for advanced maintenance strategies that reduce energy waste, downtime, and improve reliability. Traditional maintenance approaches (react...

Nowadays, performing multi-objective optimizations of actual building designs is one of the most challenging problems of the building energy efficiency area. This paper aims to propose an efficient method to solve multi-...

This study evaluates the cost implications of green building practices in low-rise residential housing by analyzing three sample houses in Kayseri, Türkiye. It compares traditional construction systems with green altern...

Abstract IoT devices are increasingly battery-powered, making energy efficiency a primary design concern. This work investigates how Java’s concurrency model (traditional OS threads vs. Virtual Threads) and garbage col...

This paper analyzes the energy consumption during the period 2001?2006 of 192 flats distributed in three-storey buildings, in order to understand how current policies related to energy use could be improved for increased...

Renewable energy is rapidly increasing in importance in the energy mix in many countries worlwide. They are a key part of the energy transition to more sustainable energy systems.Green roofs are multi-layered systems cov...

Electricity bill sharing among occupants of multi apartment buildings in Nigeria is often based on equal cost allocation, a practice that leads to billing disputes, unpaid charges, and unjust cost sharing among users wit...

Silicon energy is a new form of energy based on silicon materials and driven by semiconductor technology at its core. Silicon energy materials are strategic basic materials that support the green and low-carbon transform...

Geothermal energy pile is the new pile technology that combines the ground source heat pump technology and building pile foundation. Due to the pile as the heat transfer carrier of ground source heat pumps, the bearing c...

IntroductionToday, the rapid acceleration of urbanization has made it necessary to reconsider the balance among energy consumption, environmental sustainability, and quality of life. Buildings, which account for a signif...

The integrated energy system, as a crucial physical form supporting the energy Internet, has rapidly expanded in scale under the continuous wave of technological innovation. The high integration of various energy sources...

The success of energy transitions in coal-dependent economies, such as South Africa, is critical not only for reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) on affordable ...

Abstract Air-conditioning load forecasting is important for building energy scheduling and control. The task is difficult because load data show clear periodic patterns, and sudden changes caused by events such as holida...