... the initial analysis of this remarkable heatwave, the broader context of global climate change, and its potential impacts on people's well-being and energy demand. Historical and 2023 summer daily maximum heat index (HI) are calculated using local stations and regional gridded data. The results show...

...Andrea Giuseppe di Stefano; Matteo Ruta; Gabriele Masera; Simi Hoque As urbanization intensifies, cities are key contributors to energy consumption and carbon emissions, accounting for a significant portion of global energy use and CO2 emissions. This paper introduces a systematic approach...

... of the energy assessments conducted by the Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) in various industrial settings, the current study focuses on the energy consumption of HVAC systems and assesses the impact of their energy-efficient measures on the overall industrial energy usage. In-depth analysis covers both...

...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...

... accounting for over 50% of the overall considerations. While traditional air conditioner is able to fulfill the needs of ventilation and indoor temperature control, low-efficiency and high energy consumption no longer align with the current sustainable and energy-efficiency goals. Thus, the development...

...M. McMullen; A. P. Wemhoff The energy demands from data centers contribute greatly to water scarcity footprint and carbon emissions. Understanding the use of on-site renewable power generation is an important step to gain insight into making data centers more sustainable. This novel study examines...

...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...

...: kz33@cornell.edu 10 07 2023 03 02 2024 03 02 2024 26 02 2024 electric vehicles Li-ion batteries low temperature battery thermal management battery heating phase change materials air conditioning energy heat transfer National Science Foundation 10.13039...

... that the shading season is expanding even toward the transitional months, such as April and October. Future climate-adapted buildings in temperate climatic zones will have to confront overheating. Moreover, in the particular studied case, present and future total energy requirements seem similar and variations...

... number was controlled within the range of 100–900 across multiple runs. The simulation and analysis outcomes underscore the viability of fluid flow through microchannels within building walls as a promising insulation technique capable of delivering dynamic thermal resistance and enhancing energy...

...Ankush Gupta; Sathans Suhag In the pharmaceutical industry (PMI), the major portion of energy is consumed in heat ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) system; therefore, building energy management systems (BEMS) primarily focus on optimizing the energy consumption in HVAC systems. The two operation...

...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...

...Abdelfattah Abassi; Ahmed Arid; Hussain Benazza The study aims to analyze the patterns of home appliance use and energy consumption among Moroccan consumers using the MORED dataset. Machine learning algorithms and data mining techniques are applied to understand consumer behavior in terms of energy...

...Yogesh Manoharan; Keith Olson; Alexander John Headley Energy conservation is a concern in many industries, and consequently, facility operators are turning to various efficiency measures or alternative power sources to reduce electricity costs. With the expanding use of intermittent resources...

...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...

.... , 2020 , “ Experimental Study on the Performance of Hybrid Buoyancy-Driven Natural Ventilation With a Mechanical Exhaust System in an Industrial Building ,” Energy Buildings , 208 , p. 109674 . 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109674 [8] Amoah , S. T. , 2019 , “ Determinants of Household’s Choice...

...Mônica Martins Pinto; Fernando Simon Westphal The insulated glass unit (IGU) system is widely used in the Northern Hemisphere to improve the energy performance of buildings and the thermal comfort of their occupants. However, it has been introduced in the Brazilian market without a proper thermal...

...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...

...Praveen Cheekatamarla; Vishaldeep Sharma; Bo Shen Economic and population growth is leading to increased energy demand across all sectors—buildings, transportation, and industry. Adoption of new energy consumers such as electric vehicles could further increase this growth. Sensible utilization...

...Jordan Thompson; Moncef Krarti In this paper, a resiliency analysis is carried out to assess the energy, economic, and power outage survivability benefits of efficient and net-zero energy communities. The analysis addresses the appropriate steps to designing an energy-efficient and net-zero energy...