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Solar thermal systems integrated in the building envelope [PDF]
Buildings were recognized as large energy consumers, and they represent great potential for energy savings through the implementation of a wide range of measures for improving of energy efficiency.
Nikolić Danijela M. +2 more
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Today, most countries in the world have mandatory regulations, more or less strict, regarding energy efficiency in buildings. However, a large percentage of the buildings already built were constructed under lax or non-existing regulations in this regard.
Sergio Gómez Melgar +2 more
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Mosques are quite different from other building types in terms of occupant type and usage schedule. For this reason, they should be evaluated differently from other building types in terms of thermal comfort and energy consumption.
Ahmet Bircan Atmaca +2 more
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Experimental study on Reconstruction of rural Building Envelope in Hebei [PDF]
Taking rural buildings in Hebei as an example, the reconstruction experiment was carried out. After a survey on the status quo of buildings in rural areas of Hebei province, it is found that the thermal performance of the envelope structure is poor. Then,
Xian Ning, Liang Xinyu
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Special Issue “Building Thermal Envelope”
The increasing requirements in building thermal and energy performance standards and the need to design nearly zero-energy buildings, while still enhancing the indoor comfort conditions, have led to a demand for more efficient thermal building envelope ...
Jorge de Brito, M. Glória Gomes
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Energy Retrofit of a Historic Building Using Simplified Dynamic Energy Modeling [PDF]
Energy retro-commissioning of historical buildings is an important challenge that implies both historic-artistic and technological aspects concerning the improvement in energy efficiency and comfort.
Beltotto, Andrea +3 more
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BUILDING ENVELOPE COMPONENT TO CONTROL THERMAL INDOOR ENVIRONMENT IN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING: A REVIEW
The engineering of building envelope aims is to achieve building energy efficiency which uses shading device to increase the shaded area. Also, to reduce heat gain by the building from solar radiation, this will reduce the energy load on the building ...
Abraham Seno Bachrun +2 more
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This study aims to propose building envelope retrofit packages for existing naturally ventilated school buildings in the hot–humid climatic region of Chennai, India.
Vidhya Maney Surendran +3 more
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Reuse and upcycling of municipalwaste for zeb envelope design in European urban areas [PDF]
Building energy efficiency and urban waste management are two focal issues for improving environmental status and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The main aim of this paper is to compare economic costs of new building envelope structures designed by ...
ASTIASO GARCIA, Davide +4 more
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Cool, translucent natural envelope. Thermal-optics characteristics experimental assessment and thermal-energy and day lighting analysis [PDF]
Innovative construction elements are increasingly studied to improve the energy performance of new and existing buildings, to satisfy global regulations and societal needs.
Cotana, Franco +3 more
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