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Mishan Shrestha, H. B. Rijal, Genku Kayo, Masanori Shukuya
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BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Construction & Building Technology
Kaiser Ahmed, Tero Hasu, Jarek Kurnitski
Summary: The study focused on improving building energy performance, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality in newly built Finnish daycare and school buildings. Monitoring of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), energy performance, investment, and life cycle cost (LCC) was conducted. The study found potential energy-saving measures while ensuring good thermal comfort and IAQ. Accurate energy prediction was emphasized for cost considerations.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Construction & Building Technology
Kaiser Ahmed, Tero Hasu, Jarek Kurnitski
Summary: The study focused on improving building energy performance in Finnish daycare and school buildings while maintaining good thermal comfort and indoor air quality. Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), energy performance, investment, and life cycle cost were monitored. Energy performance was evaluated through simulations, showing potential for energy savings while ensuring comfort and IAQ.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Construction & Building Technology
Francesco Babich, Giulia Torriani, Jacopo Corona, Irene Lara-Ibeas
Summary: Addressing IAQ and thermal comfort issues in school buildings is challenging due to the vulnerability of primary occupants, inadequate building designs, and lack of control over IEQ. The complexity and vulnerability of decision-making processes were highlighted by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Evaluating different standards and proposing improvements is crucial.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2023)
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Construction & Building Technology
Jinhua Hu, Yingdong He, Qiquan Wang, Boyang Wang, Xiaoli Hao, Nianping Li, Wei Yin, Lifang Liu
Summary: This study compared occupant thermal needs under different heating modes and explored the correlation among ambient environments, occupant responses, and occupant thermal needs. The results showed that the natural ventilation and fee-charged heating modes had similar cool indoor environments, while the fee-free heating mode had a warm indoor environment. Occupants exhibited different adaptive behaviors under different heating modes, and their needed temperatures were similar across modes. The fee-charged heating mode effectively reduced AC-use behaviors and saved energy.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Dhanasingh Sivalinga Vijayan, Arvindan Sivasuriyan, Parthiban Patchamuthu, Revathy Jayaseelan
Summary: The thermal performance of civil structures is crucial in civil engineering and architecture, impacting residents' comfort levels and energy efficiency. Designing buildings according to thermal comfort and reducing carbon emissions, air flows, and energy consumption is essential. Different types of buildings, including residential, commercial, and educational structures, were analyzed for their thermal performance in various climatic conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Mishan Shrestha, Hom Bahadur Rijal
Summary: Students require a comfortable thermal environment for better academic learning and health. This study demonstrates the advantages of using passive design measures in Nepalese school buildings. Field surveys and simulations were conducted to evaluate the thermal environment and thermal comfort of students. The results showed that the integration of passive strategies reduced the operative temperature below the comfortable limit required during school hours.
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Construction & Building Technology
Joao Gabriel Carrico de Lima Montenegro Duarte, Bruno Ramos Zemero, Ana Carolina Dias Barreto de Souza, Maria Emilia de Lima Tostes, Ubiratan Holanda Bezerra
Summary: This study aimed to improve energy efficiency in buildings through the use of BIM technology. A case study was conducted on two classrooms in an educational building in the Amazon region, evaluating and implementing energy-saving strategies to enhance the overall energy performance of the building.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Energy & Fuels
Edyta Dudkiewicz, Marta Laska, Natalia Fidorow-Kaprawy
Summary: The study found that students' perceptions of indoor conditions generally matched the actual room conditions, but there were discrepancies in their perceptions of factors such as humidity and air movement. Meeting users' demands may lead to energy waste, and a better understanding of user preferences and behaviors is necessary to improve energy efficiency in buildings.
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Thermodynamics
Jingsi Zhang, Xiang Zhou, Song Lei, Maohui Luo
Summary: The Personal Comfort System (PCS) aims to enhance thermal comfort satisfaction and reduce air conditioning energy consumption. Through experiments, simulations, and energy analysis, it has been shown that PCS can significantly improve occupants' thermal comfort and reduce energy consumption by 25%-40%.
BUILDING SIMULATION
(2022)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
R. Rahif, D. Amaripadath, S. Attia
Summary: This paper presents time-integrated overheating evaluation methods for residential buildings in temperate climates of Europe, with most standards recommending the use of static comfort models for air-conditioned buildings and adaptive comfort models for non-air-conditioned ones. A promising method based on three indices for multi-zonal and climate change-sensitive overheating assessment is also introduced.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2021)
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Construction & Building Technology
Qing Chai, Huimin Li, Wei Tian, Yang Zhang, Li Wang
Summary: This paper explores the impact of building performance on users' satisfaction and behavior in adaptively reused buildings, finding a significant positive correlation between building performance and students' learning behavior and satisfaction, with indoor environment quality and authenticity playing critical roles.
ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Francesco Fiorito, Giandomenico Vurro, Francesco Carlucci, Ludovica Maria Campagna, Mariella De Fino, Salvatore Carlucci, Fabio Fatiguso
Summary: This paper examines the impact of user behavior on indoor thermal comfort conditions and predicts the thermal comfort patterns in historic residential buildings. The study finds that the stochastic model is more accurate than the rule-based model in reducing discomfort conditions in various climate scenarios.
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Construction & Building Technology
Jose Joaquin Aguilera, Dragos-Ioan Bogatu, Ongun Berk Kazanci, Charalampos Angelopoulos, Daniel Coakley, Bjarne W. Olesen
Summary: A control framework for mixed-mode buildings was defined based on the adaptive comfort model and PMV-PPD method, tested using simulation analysis of an office building module, and shown to reduce energy use by 12-51% compared to mechanically cooled buildings. Utilizing the upper limit of the adaptive comfort zone as cooling set point led to additional energy savings and fewer switchovers between operation modes, demonstrating the potential for large reductions in energy use without compromising comfort or indoor air quality in mixed-mode buildings.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2021)
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Construction & Building Technology
Zhibin Wu, Andreas Wagner
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between indoor and outdoor air temperature and relative humidity in China's subtropical countryside. The results showed a strong correlation between indoor and outdoor air temperatures, while the correlation between indoor and outdoor relative humidity was moderate. Additionally, it was found that indoor temperatures were generally lower than the lower temperature limit of the adaptive comfort band in all seasons.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Yousef Al Horr, Mohammed Arif, Amit Kaushik, Ahmed Mazroei, Martha Katafygiotou, Esam Elsarrag
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
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Construction & Building Technology
D. K. Serghides, S. Dimitriou, M. C. Katafygiotou
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2016)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
G. Pignatta, C. Chatzinikola, G. Artopoulos, C. N. Papanicolas, D. K. Serghides, M. Santarnouris
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2017)
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Construction & Building Technology
I Kyprianou, D. K. Serghides, A. Varo, J. P. Gouveia, D. Kopeva, L. Murauskaite
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2019)
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Carmelo J. Leon, Elias Giannakis, George Zittis, Despina Serghides, Yen E. Lam-Gonzalez, Carmen Garcia
Summary: This study investigates tourists' preferences for adaptation measures to climate risks at coastal destinations, based on a survey conducted in Cyprus. The results indicate that tourists value programs related to beach protection, heat waves amelioration, water supply, and infectious diseases prevention the most. The study provides recommendations for all coastal destinations to enhance climate-related preparedness and adaptive capacities for better tourist experience and economic impact.
TOURISM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Ioanna Kyprianou, Despina Serghides, Salvatore Carlucci
Summary: This study aims to investigate urban vulnerabilities related to climate change, focusing on urban centers in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region. Using a content-based approach similar to bibliometrics, the study identifies major trends in urban vulnerability research and offers a tentative definition of its impact on public health.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Ioanna Kyprianou, Salvatore Carlucci, Despina Serghides
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of energy poverty and climate change on public health in Cyprus. The results show that almost half of the survey participants in Cyprus spend a large portion of their incomes on essential energy services, and there is a significant association between ambient temperature and mortality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2022)
Proceedings Paper
Architecture
Ioanna Kyprianou, Despina Serghides
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION (SBE19)
(2020)
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Energy & Fuels
Elias Giannakis, Despina Serghides, Stella Dimitriou, George Zittis
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2020)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ioanna Kyprianou, Despina Serghides
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2020)
Proceedings Paper
Environmental Sciences
I. Kyprianou, D. K. Serghides
SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REMOTE SENSING AND GEOINFORMATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (RSCY2018)
(2018)
Proceedings Paper
Construction & Building Technology
D. K. Serghides, M. Michaelidou, M. Christofi, S. Dimitriou, M. Katafygiotou
SUSTAINABLE SYNERGIES FROM BUILDINGS TO THE URBAN SCALE
(2017)
Proceedings Paper
Construction & Building Technology
Despina Serghides, Stella Dimitriou, Ioanna Kyprianou, Costas Papanicolas
SUSTAINABILITY IN ENERGY AND BUILDINGS 2017
(2017)
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Architecture
Despina K. Serghides, Stella Dimitriou, Martha C. Katafygiotou, Chryso Chatzinikola
NEW ARCH-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
(2016)
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Energy & Fuels
Stella Dimitriou, Ioanna Kyprianou, Costas N. Papanicolas, Despina Serghides
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2020)
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Construction & Building Technology
Gabriele Bernardini, Tiago Miguel Ferreira, Pilar Baquedano Julia, Rafael Ramirez Eudave, Enrico Quagliarini
Summary: This research offers a methodology for combined spatiotemporal flood risk assessment, considering hazard, physical vulnerability, user exposure, and vulnerability. It adopts a mesoscale approach and investigates indoor and outdoor users' exposure and vulnerability, using the Analytical Hierarchy Process to combine risk factors.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Ying Liu, Chunli Chu, Ruijun Zhang, Shaoqing Chen, Chao Xu, Dongliang Zhao, Chunchun Meng, Meiting Ju, Zhi Cao
Summary: This study investigates the effects of increasing road, wall, and roof albedo on mitigating the urban heat island (UHI) effect in different areas of Tianjin. The results reveal that increasing road albedo is more effective in fringe areas, while increasing wall and roof albedo is more effective in central areas. The temperature changes induced by albedo changes also show seasonal characteristics.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Xisheng Lin, Yunfei Fu, Daniel Z. Peng, Chun-Ho Liu, Mengyuan Chu, Zengshun Chen, Fan Yang, Tim K. T. Tse, Cruz Y. Li, Xinxin Feng
Summary: This study employed computational fluid dynamics and neural network models to investigate and predict pollutant dispersion in urban environments, providing valuable insights for designing effective strategies to mitigate the impacts of hazardous pollutants.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Dipanjan Nag, Arkopal Kishore Goswami
Summary: Future-oriented urban planning should continue to focus on the principles of accessible and walkable cities. The perception of people is crucial for developing better urban walking infrastructure, but current evaluation tools often neglect the "perceived" features of the walking network. This study used conjoint analysis to evaluate users' perception of link and network attributes, revealing the importance of considering both in improving the walking environment.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Yongxin Su, Tao Zhang, Mengyao Xu, Mao Tan, Yuzhou Zhang, Rui Wang, Ling Wang
Summary: This study proposes an optimization method for household integrated demand response (HIDR) by combining rough knowledge and a dueling deep Q-network (DDQN), aiming to address uncertainties in a household multi-energy system (HMES). The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms rule-based methods and DDQN in terms of energy cost savings.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Sijia Sun, S. F. A. Batista, Monica Menendez, Yuanqing Wang, Shuang Zhang
Summary: This paper comprehensively analyzes the energy consumption characteristics of electric buses (EBs) and diesel buses (DBs) on different bus lane configurations and operational conditions. The study shows that EBs consume less energy in suburban areas when using regular lanes, while both EBs and DBs save substantial energy when operating on dedicated bus lanes in downtown areas. Notably, shared-use bus lanes have the highest energy consumption.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Shangshang Shen, Dan Yan, Xiaojie Liu
Summary: This study developed a comprehensive theoretical framework for evaluating, diagnosing, and optimizing multi-functional urban agriculture. The framework was applied in Xiamen, China to identify the obstacles that impede its coordinated development and propose optimized modes for its development. Results showed that urban agriculture in Xiamen exhibits sound social function, moderate economic function, and poor ecological function.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Oluwafemi E. Adeyeri, Akinleye H. Folorunsho, Kayode I. Ayegbusi, Vishal Bobde, Tolulope E. Adeliyi, Christopher E. Ndehedehe, Akintomide A. Akinsanola
Summary: This study examines the impact of land cover, vegetation health, climatic forcings, elevation heat loads, and terrain characteristics on land surface temperature distribution over West Africa. The random forest model performs the best in downscaling predictands. The southern regions consistently exhibit healthy vegetation, while areas with unhealthy vegetation coincide with hot land surface temperature clusters. Positive Normalized Difference Vegetation Index trends in the Sahel highlight rainfall recovery and subsequent greening. Southwest winds cause the upwelling of cold waters, resulting in low land surface temperatures in southern West Africa. Considering LVCET factors is crucial for prioritizing greening initiatives and urban planning.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Yuchi Cao, Yan Li, Shouyun Shen, Weiwei Wang, Xiao Peng, Jiaao Chen, Jingpeng Liao, Xinyi Lv, Yifan Liu, Lehan Ma, Guodian Hu, Jinghuan Jiang, Dan Sun, Qingchu Jiang, Qiulin Liao
Summary: The study reveals significant disparities in urban green equity, with high property price areas having better access to green spaces than low property price areas. Landscape and greening have the most significant impact on urban green space differentiation.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Shaobo Sun, Kui Shan, Shengwei Wang
Summary: Economizer control is an important measure for energy savings in air-conditioning systems during moderate seasons. Humidity measurement uncertainties have a significant impact on enthalpy-based economizer control, and an uncertainty-tolerant control strategy is proposed to mitigate these effects.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Ding Mao, Peng Wang, Yi-Ping Fang, Long Ni
Summary: This study analyzes the structure, function, operation, and failure characteristics of district heating networks (DHNs) and proposes vulnerability analysis methods. The effectiveness of these methods is validated through application to a DHN in a Chinese city. The study finds that the heat source connectivity efficiency loss rate effectively characterizes topological and functional vulnerability. It also reveals that controllable DHNs have higher functional vulnerability under large area failure scenarios.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Hamid Karimi, Saeed Hasanzadeh, Hedayat Saboori
Summary: This paper presents a stochastic and cooperative approach for the operation of a cluster of interconnected multi-energy systems. The proposed model investigates the interaction among energy systems and integrates hydrogen and water systems into the overall energy structure. The model studies the performance of energy system agents in decentralized and cooperative scheduling.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
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Zhiyu Yan, Xiaogang Guo, Zilong Zhao, Luliang Tang
Summary: This study proposes a novel framework for fine-grained information extraction and dynamic spatial-temporal awareness in disaster-stricken areas based on social media data. The framework utilizes deep learning modules to extract location and water depth information from text and images, and analyzes the spatio-temporal distribution characteristics. The results show that the fusion of text and image-based information can enhance the perception of flood processes.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
M. A. Pans, G. Claudio, P. C. Eames
Summary: This study simulated and optimized a speculative district heating system in an existing urban area in Loughborough, UK. The system used only renewable heat sources and thermal energy storage to address the mismatch between heat generation and demand. The study assessed the impact of long-term storage volume and charging temperature on system cost and energy efficiency.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Jianmei Zhong, Wei Zhang, Xiaoli Wang, Jinsheng Zhan, Tao Xia, Lingzhi Xie, Xiding Zeng, Kun Yang, Zhangyu Li, Ruiwen Zou, Zepu Bai, Qing Wang, Chenyang Zhang
Summary: This study aims to propose a suitable air distribution design and reduce the energy consumption of the BSL-4 laboratory. It analyzes the diffusion characteristics of aerosols, infection risk under different air distributions, and ventilation parameters. The results show that the proposed energy-saving operation strategy can reduce the energy consumption of the laboratory by 15-30%.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
