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Pinar Mert Cuce, Erdem Cuce and Saffa Riffat
The construction sector, including in developed countries, plays a notable part in the overall energy consumption worldwide, being responsible for 40% of it. In addition to this, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems constitute the lar...
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Etienne Saloux
This paper summarizes the results of a Special Issue focusing on the practical applications of model predictive control and other advanced control methods in the built environment. This Special Issue contains eleven publications and deals with various to...
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Christian Hepf, Ben Gottkehaskamp, Clayton Miller and Thomas Auer
Building operational energy alone accounts for 28% of global carbon emissions. A sustainable building operation promises enormous savings, especially under the increasing concern of climate change and the rising trends of the digitalization and electrifi...
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Noor Fadzlinda Othman, Mohammad Effendy Ya?acob, Li Lu, Ahmad Hakiim Jamaluddin, Ahmad Suhaizi Mat Su, Hashim Hizam, Rosnah Shamsudin and Juju Nakasha Jaafar
The increasing concerns about the impact of large-scale solar photovoltaic farms on the environment and the energy crisis have raised many questions. This issue is mainly addressed by the integration of agriculture advancement in solar photovoltaic syste...
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Uchechi Ukaegbu, Lagouge Tartibu and C. W. Lim
Energy demand and consumption have, in recent times, witnessed a rapid proliferation influenced by technological developments, increased population and economic growth. This has fuelled research trends in the domain of energy management employing tri-gen...
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Samia Hamdane, Luis Carlos Carvalho Pires, Pedro Dinho Silva and Pedro Dinis Gaspar
The thermal performance and environmental impact of agricultural greenhouses (GH) connected to earth-to-air heat exchanger (EAHE) systems depend on the ambient temperature, soil temperature, EAHE system, and greenhouse specifications. The impact of an EA...
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Jiefan Gu, Peng Xu and Ying Ji
Occupancy, which refers to the occupant count in this paper, is one of the main factors affecting the energy consumption of commercial buildings. It is important for both building managers and energy simulation engineers to understand how an entire build...
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Yu-Jeong Lee, Sang-Hee Kim, Ji-Hye Ryu and Kweon-Hyoung Lee
The world is emphasizing the need for building design that considers energy performance to deal with climate problems. South Korea has constantly been tightening the design standards for saving building energy but with a focus on thermal performance and ...
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Emmanuel Karapidakis, Marios Nikologiannis, Marini Markaki, Ariadni Kikaki and Sofia Yfanti
The EU has set ambitious targets to combat climate change. Incorporating renewable energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is a critical aspect of achieving the European Union?s (EU) 2030 climate goals. Similarly to all member countries of...
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Charles R. Ortloff and Alan L. Kolata
Raised-field agricultural systems have received attention from scholars involved in the analysis of prehistoric agricultural intensification in the New World. This paper discusses the function of raised fields associated with the Tiwanaku society (500?11...
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