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-renewable energy sources. In this regard, two various greenhouses, the so-called small greenhouse and large greenhouse, considered have …
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way to reduce the mismatch between energy supply and demand and in turn to minimise energy consumption (cooling …/heating energy). For building applications, Phase Change Material Wallboards (PCMWs) are of particular interest due to their easy … temperature and diurnal energy storage are chosen as the evaluation criteria when comparing the thermal performance between …
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Existing strategies for residential energy savings through physical renovation or motivating occupant energy … urban residential sector, we propose an Energy Saving Alignment Strategy (ESAS) that has advantageous cost-effectiveness and …, ESAS aims to maximize thermal comfort and, accordingly, energy savings in multi-family buildings where indoor temperatures …
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Thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) offers a high thermal storage density with a moderate … temperature variation, and has attracted growing attention due to its important role in achieving energy conservation in buildings … whilst maintaining desirable thermal comfort. This paper summarises previous works on latent thermal energy storage in …
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ventilation, energy prices and climate change agendas have refocused engineers and researchers on the low carbon credentials of …
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the bed-based TAC system at the two settings in terms of thermal environmental control and energy saving are analyzed and … relatively poorer energy saving performance, as compared to that at Setting 1. …
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Following the Japanese Cool Biz campaign which advocated relaxed dress codes and cooling set-points of 28°C in air-conditioned public buildings, other countries have introduced similar policies, with temperature limits varying in different countries. In the UK the British Council for Offices...
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heat capacity and using airflow solely for its energy carrying capacity, and not for its dynamic properties, underutilizes …
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This paper presents an approach for the optimization of floor plan designs. These are generated using a hybrid evolutionary approach, which produces alternative designs according to the user’s preferences and requirements. Once generated, an optimization algorithm is used to improve the...
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regarding thermal comfort and energy consumption in their area of residence. This study was conducted in five towns of four …
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