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High resolution performance analysis of micro-trigeneration in an energy-efficient residential building [PDF]

, 2013
Trigeneration has long been proposed as a means to improve energy-efficiency for large and medium sized buildings. To curb increasing energy demand in the residential sector, researchers are now focusing their attention on adapting trigeneration to ...
Borg, S.P., Kelly, N.J.
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Impact of residential building heating on natural gas consumption in the south of China: Taking Wuhan city as example

Energy and Built Environment, 2020
With the development of social economy, heating in the south of China has been concerned widely. As one of the energy sources of decentralized heating, natural gas (NG) has been used more and more popularly.
Jiankai Dong, Yiru Li, Wenjie Zhang, Long Zhang, Yana Lin   +4 more
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Gravity center change of carbon emissions in Chinese residential building sector: Differences between urban and rural area

Energy Reports, 2022
In China, dynamic spatial–temporal evolution and urban–rural gap in carbon emissions of residential building sector are crucial for understanding the current state, which is faced with great challenges related to emission mitigation.
Jiebing Wang, Kairui You, Lingling Qi, Hong Ren   +3 more
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Radiant Conditioning Retrofitting for Residential Buildings [PDF]

Energies, 2022
In order to achieve Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, a majority of the existing residential building stock in Australia will require retrofitting in favour of energy-efficient solutions. This paper considers retrofitting for conditioning to be one of the most straightforward and offers the greatest potential to deliver ...
Hung Q. Do, Mark B. Luther, Mehdi Amirkhani, Zheng Wang, Igor Martek   +4 more
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Review on Energy Efficiency using the Ecotect Simulation Software for Residential Building Sector [PDF]

Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment, 2022
The building sectors are recognized as one of the essential contributors of global warming and climate change because of their high energy use. The building sector is responsible for 40% of all energy usage and 40% of the CO2 emissions in the developed ...
N. Amani, A. Sabamehr, L. M. Palmero Iglesias   +2 more
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, 2019
The effect of the sun and its path on thermal comfort and energy consumption in residential buildings in tropical climates constitutes serious concern for designers, building owners and users.
Ochedi, Ekele, Taki, A. H.
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Classification of High-Rise Residential Building Facilities: A Descriptive Survey on 170 Housing Scheme in Klang Valley

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
High-rise residential building is a type of housing that has multi-dwelling units built on the same land. This type of housing has become popular each year in urban area due to the increasing cost of land.
Abd Wahab Siti Rashidah Hanum, Che Ani Adi Irfan, Sairi Ahmad, Mohd Tawil Norngainy, Abd Razak Mohd Zulhanif   +4 more
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Building stock dynamics and its impacts on materials and energy demand in China [PDF]

, 2016
China hosts a large amount of building stocks, which is nearly 50 billion square meters. Moreover, annual new construction is growing fast, representing half of the world's total. The trend is expected to continue through the year 2050. Impressive demand
Feng, W, Fridley, D, Hong, L, Khanna, N, Sandholt, K, Zhao, Y, Zhou, N   +6 more
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South African log resource availability and potential environmental impact of timber construction

South African Journal of Science, 2020
We investigated the South African log resource availability and the potential global warming impact of an increasing wood-based residential building market.
Philip L. Crafford, C. Brand Wessels
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Mechanical ventilation and indoor air quality in recently constructed homes in the humid climate of the Southeast U.S.

Indoor Environments
This study examines whole-house mechanical ventilation (WHMV) and indoor air quality (IAQ) in 51 single-family homes constructed since 2013 in the humid southeastern U.S. Homes were monitored for one or two weeks, operating with or without WHMV, or under
Haoran Zhao, Eric Martin, Tanvir Khan, David Chasar, Jeffrey Sonne, Charles R. Withers, Jr., Marion L. Russell, William W. Delp, Wanyu Rengie Chan, Iain S. Walker, Brett C. Singer   +10 more
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