, consequently, have implications in the perception of indoor air quality, local thermal comfort, and energy savings. These energy … conditions closer to thermal neutrality, with corresponding energy savings. …

Energy consumption in Spanish school buildings is higher during spring seasons. Thermal inertia of buildings can help … thermal conditions and energy consumption. …

distribution of energy, water and waste products and services. Similarly, new strategies to manage these infrastructure systems are …

The goal of sustainability in buildings can only hope to be realised if buildings are designed to both conserve and … generate energy. The Solar Office at Doxford International is designed to minimise the use of energy while its external fabric … is designed to replace such energy that is used. The recently completed building is now subject of a comprehensive …

displacement ventilation is more energy efficient than a mixing system. …

Formulating passive energy design strategies require an understanding of the climatic influence on buildings and the …

these evaluations as well as the ratio of the absorbed energy of the internal surfaces to the solar energy entering, and the … utilization factor of the solar contributions that represent the fraction of the absorbed energy supplied to the indoor air. With …

-design stages to make better use of passive solar energy in urban planning and building design for better indoor ‘comfort’ climate …