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Showing 1 to 20 of 146 for “"Residential Buildings"”.
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Energy certification of residential buildings in the Mediterranean climate
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directives (EPBDs) are political initiatives taken by the European Union to tackle the problems of climate change and security of energy supply. One of the key measures of these directives is the energy performance certification of housing, which has widespread …
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Thermal Efficiency of Courtyards for Residential Buildings in Iraq
… adopted the mass construction of multi-family buildings as an architectural solution towards solving the large quantitative problems. This research aimed to investigate the potential thermal efficiency of courtyards with considering this housing context. To achieve this aim, this research …
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Energy Use and Environmental Impact of New Residential Buildings
… the energy use and environmental impact of residential buildings. Seven authentic buildings built in the 1990s in Sweden are investigated. They are analysed according to energy use and environmental impact during their life cycle: manufacture of building materials, transport of building …
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Energy efficiency investments in residential buildings: Does personality matter?
… emissions can be attributed to energy usage in residential buildings. Investments in energy-efficient technologies have been made to alleviate such human induced causes contributing to the emissions, but they are still far from widespread, calling for a thorough understanding of individuals’ …
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Energy Efficiency in Residential Buildings in Mozambique - Measurements and Simulations
… of the energy used in the country is used in the residential sector, and there is a general lack of knowledge, regulations and tools concerning energy efficiency in buildings. The aim of this work is to contribute to a framework of knowledge and tools that can improve the energy efficiency in …
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Climate change impact on U.S. hurricane risk to residential buildings
… building damages and the corresponding losses. Residential buildings are selected for the damage and loss assessment since they are the most vulnerable structures to the hurricane hazard. Further, this research investigates climate change impact on hurricane risks considering the vulnerability …
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Understanding the diffusion of energy efficiency technology in residential buildings
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.
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Evaluating Overheating Preventative Measures in Residential Buildings and Passive Survivability
Buildings that are thoughtfully planned for future climate scenarios, designed well, and properly maintained have the potential to provide thermally comfortable environments. These same buildings can significantly reduce energy consumption and decrease CO2 emissions. This research evaluates the …
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Economic and environmental impacts of several retrofit options for residential buildings
… efforts are deployed to reduce our actual residential building consumption which represents about 40% (25% for the residential sector and 15% for the non-residential sector) of the total energy consumption in Europe. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the environmental and economical …
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Characterisation of occupancy in building performance simulation for non-residential buildings
… tool for understanding energy consumption in buildings. Occupant behaviour in general, and occupancy in particular, has been identified as an important factor contributing to the gap between building performance simulation results and actual energy consumption. Oversimplified assumptions …
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Simplified Floor-Area-Based Energy-Moisture-Economic Model for Residential Buildings
… the United States, 21% of all energy is used in residential buildings (40% of which is for heating and cooling homes). Promising improvements in residential building energy efficiency are underway such as the Building America Program and the Passive House Concept. The ability of improving energy …
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Detecting sources of heat loss in residential buildings from infrared imaging
… common sources of heat loss during the winter in residential buildings. 135 houses in the greater Boston and Cambridge area were photographed, stitched, and tallied to characterize nine major causes of heat loss: window frames, window surfaces, window cracks, basements, door cracks, corners, …
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Cost-Effective retrofit packages for low-middle income residential buildings in Nigeria
… in electricity production and distribution in residential buildings are the reason behind the off-grid power generation by people in Nigeria. The use of off-grid power generators in Nigeria represents 84% of total urban households that depends on gasoline or diesel-powered generator for …
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Energy Management of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
… is increasing, particularly in multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs), which account for a substantial share of urban housing. However, most existing MURBs were not designed to support the additional electrical demand introduced by EV charging, resulting in limitations in capacity. While …
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Leveraging Human-environment Systems in Residential Buildings for Aggregate Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
… have consisted of physical interventions to buildings and/or behavioral modifications of occupants. However, such methods may not only suffer from their own disadvantages, e.g. high cost and transient effect, but also lose aggregate energy saving potential due to the oftentimes-associated …
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A decision-support framework for design of natural ventilation in non-residential buildings
… framework assisting the design of non-residential buildings with natural ventilation. The framework is composed of decision modules with input, analysis algorithms and output of natural ventilation design. The framework covers ventilation with natural driving force and …
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The potential of smart home for comfort and energy use optimization in residential buildings
The design of a residential building to maximize comfort and energy savings is nowadays anchored in technical guidelines, although it is clear that individual preferences and subjective experiences play an undeniable role. Starting from this conflict, this study investigates the potential of new …
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Economic assessment of energy efficiency in residential buildings in Mozambique: case study of Maputo
… countries. From a sectorial perspective, buildings are part of the large energy consumers, especially the residential sector. It is in this view that measures to reduce this sector’s energy demand has been largely recommended. One of these measures is promoting the deployment of energy …
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An Analysis of Short-Term Load Forecasting on Residential Buildings Using Deep Learning Models
… and the advent of decentralized energy systems. Residential load forecasting has been a challenging task since the residential load is highly stochastic. Deep learning models have showed tremendous promise in the fields of time-series and sequential data and have been successfully used in the …
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