Contrasting the capabilities of building energy performance simulation programs

Drury B. Crawley, Jon Hand, Michaël Kummert, +1

Building and Environment

EngineeringEnergy-efficient DesignEnergy EfficiencyEnergy ManagementDesign +3

Life cycle assessment of building materials: Comparative analysis of energy and environmental impacts and evaluation of the eco-efficiency improvement potential

Ignacio Zabalza, Antonio Valero Capilla, Alfonso Aranda‐Usón

Building and Environment

Built EnvironmentEngineeringEnergy EfficiencySustainable EnergyLife-cycle Engineering +8

Literature survey on how different factors influence human comfort in indoor environments

Monika Frontczak, Pawel Wargocki

Building and Environment

Built EnvironmentIndoor EnvironmentsOccupant ComfortThermal ComfortDesign +7

Computational Fluid Dynamics for urban physics: Importance, scales, possibilities, limitations and ten tips and tricks towards accurate and reliable simulations

Bert Blocken

Building and Environment

EngineeringUrban ModellingReliable SimulationsFluid MechanicsCivil Engineering +9

Performance characteristics and practical applications of common building thermal insulation materials

Mohammad S. Al‐Homoud

Building and Environment

Materials ScienceElectrical EngineeringEngineeringThermal ProtectionEnergy-saving Material +10

Numerical study on the effects of aspect ratio and orientation of an urban street canyon on outdoor thermal comfort in hot and dry climate

Fazia Ali-Toudert, Helmut Mayer

Building and Environment

Built EnvironmentMeteorologyGround Heat FluxEngineeringOutdoor Thermal Comfort +11

Temperature decreases in an urban canyon due to green walls and green roofs in diverse climates

Eleftheria Alexandri, P. D. Jones

Building and Environment

Built EnvironmentUrban ClimateUrban Green SpacesEngineeringDiverse Climates +13

Ventilation performance prediction for buildings: A method overview and recent applications

Qingyan Chen

Building and Environment

Built EnvironmentBuilding PerformanceEngineeringVentilation Performance PredictionEnergy Efficiency +13

A study on the cooling effects of greening in a high-density city: An experience from Hong Kong

Edward Ng, Liang Chen, Yingna Wang, +1

Building and Environment

Built EnvironmentUrban Green SpacesSustainable CitiesGreen CityHong Kong +9

Solid wastes generation in India and their recycling potential in building materials

Asokan Pappu, Mohini Saxena, Shyam R. Asolekar

Building and Environment

Materials ScienceChemical EngineeringEngineeringWaste ReductionEnvironmental Engineering +8