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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2024, 5(3): 031007.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1034
Published Online: September 18, 2024
... portion of the region's population, especially in urban areas, was exposed to HI above this threshold. Concurrently, the intense heat led to increased energy demands, with about a 25% increase in peak energy demand in buildings. Per capita consumption exceeded 200 kWh/month for cooling and human comfort...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2024, 5(3): 031006.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1023
Published Online: September 11, 2024
...Zilin Tan; Qier An; Jingyang Li In extremely cold and remote areas such as the west of the Inner Mongolia region, due to the vast land and sparse population, the coverage rate of heating pipes is low, resulting in high non-renewable energy consumption in building heating. To reduce the reliance...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Review Articles
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1030
Published Online: September 10, 2024
...Guoquan Lv; Zilong Zhao; Kang Zhao; Jian Ge Decarbonization of buildings is an imperative and challenging task. Beyond the common challenges associated with building decarbonization, those in high-density urban areas also face technical challenges due to geographical conditions and resource...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2024, 5(3): 031002.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1027
Published Online: August 22, 2024
... 07 2024 10 07 2024 22 08 2024 air conditioning building cooling energy sustainability Reducing energy usage, CO 2 emissions, and process costs became universal goals for industries due to global competitiveness, economic balance, and high atmospheric concentrations...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2024, 5(3): 031003.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1025
Published Online: August 12, 2024
...Rohit Thakur; Anil Kumar With a particular emphasis on sustainability, this research investigates the influence of reflectance and emissivity qualities on the amount of energy used by residential buildings of a mid-rise height located in various temperature zones in India. In the first part...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. May 2024, 5(2): 021001.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1042
Published Online: March 25, 2024
... IT = information technology equipment REF = reference building energy environment renewable References [1] Jones , N. , 2018 , “ How to Stop Data Centres From Gobbling Up the World's Electricity ,” Nature , 561 ( 7722 ), pp. 163 – 166 . 10.1038/d41586-018-06610-y...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. February 2024, 5(1): 011005.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1001
Published Online: March 12, 2024
...Sourav Dey; Gregor P. Henze The incorporation of emerging technologies, including solar photovoltaics, electric vehicles, battery energy storage, smart devices, Internet-of-Things devices, and sensors in buildings, desirable control objectives are becoming increasingly complex, calling for advanced...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. February 2024, 5(1): 011003.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1035
Published Online: December 4, 2023
... are designed to satisfy the electric and thermal load of commercial buildings (large hotels and medium offices) partially or entirely. The proposed multi-objective optimization is utilized to configure the optimal combination of distributed energy technologies as well as the system capacity to reduce both...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. February 2024, 5(1): 011001.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1033
Published Online: October 18, 2023
... of each income-climate group regarding building structure, appliance stock, and occupant behavior. Models were validated by comparing when, how, and how much energy is consumed by simulated versus real-life surveyed households. A total of 200 household models were simulated for the validation process...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2023, 4(3): 031003.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1013
Published Online: September 8, 2023
...Mohammed Al-Azba; Mohamed Mahgoub Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are notorious for their high energy consumption in buildings, particularly in regions with extreme cooling or heating demands. Air filters play a vital role in these systems, affecting both energy efficiency...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2023, 4(3): 031001.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1010
Published Online: July 12, 2023
...Mohammed Al-Azba; Zhaohui Cen; Ahmed Abotaleb Air conditioning (AC) is crucial for comfortable living in countries with challenging desert climates like Qatar. In the face of such harsh conditions, cooling applications account for up to 70% of energy consumption in residential buildings. Given...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. February 2023, 4(1): 011004.
Paper No: JESBC-22-1020
Published Online: April 3, 2023
... usage. The results provide insights into the inter-appliance association and peak hours, which will be used to design an Energy Demand Management System (EDMS) for Moroccan buildings in the future. The purpose of this research is to support the development of an effective EDMS and to encourage end-user...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. February 2023, 4(1): 011101.
Paper No: JESBC-22-1022
Published Online: January 24, 2023
...AbdlMonem H. Beitelmal; Jorge E. Gonzalez-Cruz; Christos Fountoukis Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) hosted a workshop entitled “Impact of Sustainable Buildings in Arid Environment on the Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality,” held in Doha, Qatar, on May 17–19, 2022, co-funded...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. May 2022, 3(2): 024502.
Paper No: JESBC-22-1008
Published Online: August 17, 2022
... China ,” Energ. Build. , 257 , p. 111810 . 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111810 [2] Valdez , A. G. , 2015 , “ New Procedure For Loudness Assessment and Noise Attenuation of Ventilation Kitchen Range Hoods ,” Master’s thesis, Texas A & M University , College Station, TX . [3] Zeng...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2021, 2(4): 044501.
Paper No: JESBC-21-1033
Published Online: December 2, 2021
...Qurat Faiz; Jorge E. González Air temperature and humidity affect human comfort and health in warm and humid climates, and consequently energy demands from buildings to maintain indoor comfort levels. An effective way to measure the overall effect of temperature and humidity on human comfort...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2021, 2(3): 031002.
Paper No: JESBC-21-1002
Published Online: July 14, 2021
... community using Phoenix, Arizona, as a primary location for weather and utility inputs. A baseline home is established using International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2018 code requirements. Three occupancy levels are evaluated in BEopt to provide diversity in the community’s building stock. The loads...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2021, 2(3): 031001.
Paper No: JESBC-21-1005
Published Online: June 28, 2021
... identification algorithm from our prior work that periodically re-learns building dynamics and unmeasured internal heat loads from data without requiring re-tuning by experts. The estimated model is guaranteed to be stable and has desirable physical properties irrespective of the data; (ii) an MPC planner...