Buildings, 2023 Building-energy consumption is the primary aim of urban energy consumption, which can aid in optimization of building operation and management techniques, creating sustainable building and built environments.
Dezhou Kong +7 more
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Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort in A Building Category: The Case of Linear-type Social Housing Stock in Southern Spain [PDF]
, 2019 The Climate Change scenario projected by the IPCC for the year 2050 predicts noticeable increases in temperature. In severe summer climates, such as the Mediterranean area, this would have very negative e ects on thermal comfort in the existing housing
Ascione, Fabrizio +5 more
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Active diffusers : some prototypes and 2D measurements [PDF]
, 2005 Diffusing devices are used to improve room acoustics in a wide variety of applications. The dispersion generated by current diffuser technologies is often limited to mid-to-high frequencies because low-frequency diffusers are usually too large to be ...
Avis, MR, Cox, TJ, Xiao, L
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SEMANTIC BIM AND GIS MODELLING FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS INTEGRATED IN A HEALTHCARE DISTRICT [PDF]
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2013 The subject of energy-efficient buildings (EeB) is among the most urgent research priorities in the European Union (EU). In order to achieve the broadest impact, innovative approaches to EeB need to resolve challenges at the neighbourhood level, instead ...
R. Sebastian +3 more
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BIM and BEM Interoperability–Evaluation of a Case Study in Modular Wooden Housing
Energies, 2023 Building information modelling (BIM) is the first step towards implementing Building 4.0, where virtual reality and digital twins are key elements.
João M. P. Q. Delgado +6 more
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Translating Building Information Modeling to Building Energy Modeling Using Model View Definition
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 This paper presents a new approach to translate between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Modeling (BEM) that uses Modelica, an object-oriented declarative, equation-based simulation environment.
WoonSeong Jeong +4 more
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BIM to BEM for Building Energy Analysis: A Review of Interoperability Strategies
Energies, 2023 The main objective of this review is to summarize and thoroughly investigate the most popular and promising BIM (building information modeling) and BEM (building energy modeling) interoperability strategies employed in the last years (2004–2023 ...
Annamaria Ciccozzi +3 more
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System-level key performance indicators for building performance evaluation [PDF]
, 2020 Quantifying building energy performance through the development and use of key performance indicators (KPIs) is an essential step in achieving energy saving goals in both new and existing buildings. Current methods used to evaluate improvements, however,
Hong, T, Lee, SH, Li, H, Sofos, M
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Seismic site effects in a deep alluvial basin: numerical analysis by the boundary element method [PDF]
, 2002 The main purpose of the paper is the numerical analysis of seismic site effects in Caracas (Venezuela). The analysis is performed considering the boundary element method in the frequency domain.
A.M. Duval +19 more
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EnergiesWith the increasing concern about global warming and future climate change, attention has been drawn to the need to reduce building energy use through improving buildings’ energy efficiency.
Salwa Albarssi +2 more
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