Building sector consumes a significant portion of energy worldwide. One of the reasons is that the performance of building and its components degrades over the years. It is found that by improving the performance of existing systems through continuous commissioning, significant energy saving can...

This paper aimed to study the socio-economic performance of a novel solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe (PV/LHP) heat pump water heating system for application in three different climatic regions, namely, cold area represented by London, warm area represented by Shanghai, and hot (subtropical)...