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Experimental investigation on indoor daylight environment of building with Cadmium Telluride photovoltaic window

•Experimental measurement and subjective questionnaire were adopted at the same time.•The thresholds of human visual comfort were investigated by method of MBD.•An evaluation model of indoor daylight...

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Mapping urban carbon emissions in relation to local climate zones: Case of the building sector in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand

•Indirect emissions in Bangkok can be up to ten times higher than direct emissions.•The compact high-rise zone has the highest indirect emission intensity.•The light industry and warehouse zone have...

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Potential of GSHP coupled with PV systems for retrofitting urban areas in different European climates based on archetypes definition

•Dataset of energy demand for terrace houses including self-sufficiency indexes.•Archetypes are representative of 3 climatic zones and ground thermal conductivities.•Archetypes’ characterization supports...

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Climate chamber investigation of the effect of indoor thermal histories on thermal adaptation in different seasons

•The climate chamber experiments were conducted with participants lived in HSCW zone.•Seasonal variations of effect of thermal history on thermal adaption were revealed.•Thermal adaptation in summer...

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Efficient energy harvesting from PV Panel with reinforced hydrophilic nano-materials for eco-buildings

•Study the effect of dust accumulation on the PV performance.•Experimental investigation of the Non-coated solar PV panel performance.•Estimation of payback and GHG emissions impact in dirty and Nano-coated...

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A fully distributed robust optimal control approach for air-conditioning systems considering uncertainties of communication link in IoT-enabled building automation systems

•A fully distributed robust control is proposed for air-conditioning.•It overcomes the inherent uncertainties of communication link in IoT-enabled BASs.•Its robustness is influenced by the adopted distributed...

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Evaluation of building energy demand forecast models using multi-attribute decision making approach

•GI-MARCOS, decision making model for building energy demand analysis is presented.•Gini index assigns objective weight to attributes in each phase of implementation.•MARCOS provides reliable ranking...

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The role of green industrial transformation in mitigating carbon emissions: Exploring the channels of technological innovation and environmental regulation

•Impact of green industrial transformation on Pakistan's carbon reduction.•Industrial greening reduces carbon emissions.•Regulations, innovation, FDI, R&D increase carbon intensity.•Pollution haven...

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Experiment and simulation to determine the optimum orientation of building-integrated photovoltaic on tropical building façades considering annual daylight performance and energy yield

•Aims to determine optimum BIPV orientation on façade in tropical buildings.•Experiment and simulation of BIPV energy yield and indoor daylight performance.•The greatest annual energy yield is at the...

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Measurement and analysis of airtightness safeguard measures for typical ultra-low energy buildings

•Analyzed the causes for typical air leakage paths in buildings.•Targeted airtightness safeguard measures were proposed and verified.•New grading index for public buildings was suggested....

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Critical assessment of R410A alternatives for mini-split air conditioners in the Egyptian market

•Drop-in replacement of R32, R452B and R454B as alternatives to R410A.•R32 direct replacement showed higher capacity, with slightly lower or higher COP.•R452B and R454B direct replacement maintained...

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Experimental study and numerical modeling of the thermal behavior of an industrial prototype ceramic furnace: Energy and environmental optimization

•Design and construction of a prototype furnace for firing ceramic products.•Establish a mathematical model describing the thermal behavior of the prototype.•Determination of the optimal firing curve...

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Thermal performance of domed roof in air-conditioned spaces

•Indoor air conditions were monitored in mechanically ventilated mosque.•CFD comparison was conducted to assess thermal performance of domed and flat roofs.•The thermal performance of both roofing systems...

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The optimization research on the coupled of active and passive energy supplying in public institutions in China

•Use DeST to simulate the energy consumption in different climate zones.•MARKAL model was proposed for energy coupling and renewable energy ratio.•Total energy consumption was predicted using energy...

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Green building research in South Africa: A scoping review and future roadmaps

•General overview of extant green building (GB) research was presented.•Trends and status quo of GB studies in South Africa (SA) were summarized.•Major themes and research foci of GB by SA's academic...

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Electrochromism-induced adaptive fresh air pre-handling system for building energy saving

•Designed an adaptive fresh air pre-handling system with different running modes.•Driven by electrochromism, Rsolar of the sky-facing surface can reach 0.89.•The system can achieve up to 26.6% energy...

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Numerical analysis of the return flow solar air heater (RF-SAH) with assimilation of V-type artificial roughness

•Experimental and numerical analysis performed to optimize the use of hot air.•Thermal efficiency of RF-SAH is greater than the single flow solar air heater.•Thermohydraulic efficiency of RF-SAH is...

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Trombe walls with porous medium insertion and their influence on thermal comfort in flats in Cusco, Peru

•Trombe walls with porous medium reach an average PMV of +0.10 in high Andean zones•Acrylic pellets enhance temperature by up to 155% compared to traditional system•Temperature variations between these...

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Computational modelling and simulation to mitigate the risk of daylight exposure in tropical museum buildings

•Aims to mitigate daylight exposure on objects in tropical daylit museum buildings.•Annual daylight modelling and simulation are performed to achieve the objective.•Morris sensitivity analysis and Mahalanobis...

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Dynamic Shading and Glazing Technologies: Improve Energy, Visual, and Thermal Performance

•The scoring system roughly evaluates comprehensive performance and trade-offs.•Designers can utilize the scoring system to make decisions among multiple options.•There are trade-offs among visual,...

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The relationship between indoor air quality (IAQ) and perceived air quality (PAQ) – a review and case analysis of Chinese residential environment

•Summary and comparison of different perceived air quality (PAQ) evaluation methods.•The effect of indoor environment parameters on PAQ is summarized.•The status of indoor air quality in Chinese residential...

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