Energy and Buildings

Papers
(The TQCC of Energy and Buildings is 17. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
An integrated dual control framework for self-sustained single-stage solar energy harvesting system in intelligent air ventilation application378
A baseline model combining physics and data-driven approach for operation evaluation of district heating substation340
Corrigendum to “Structure optimization of radiant cooling panel: A literature review and assessment” [Energy Build. 310 (2024) 114097]232
Boundary conditions for non-residential buildings from the user’s perspective: Literature review216
Editorial Board194
Editorial Board176
The role of above-code labeling programs in reducing CO2e emissions in residential buildings175
Designers’ expectations of buildings physics performances related to green timber buildings172
Corrigendum to “ALDI++: Automatic and parameter-less discord and outlier detection for building energy load profiles” [Energy Build. 265 (2022) 112096]168
Carbon pricing and triple-bottom-line outcomes in Vietnamese construction: The mediating roles of innovation and collaboration164
Economic impact and policy implications of emerging materials in green building certification in U.S. buildings: A comprehensive review159
Day-ahead TCLs dispatch optimization: An integer genetic algorithm approach based on microgrids composition146
Investigating the impact of borehole field data’s input parameters on the forecasting accuracy of multivariate hybrid deep learning models for heating and cooling138
Spatiotemporal modeling of infrared thermal adaptive behavior recognition for personal thermal comfort prediction137
Carbon emissions in the building sector: the effect of clean heating policy in China’s “2 + 26” cities134
Optimization of an innovative delignified wood-structured phase change roof integrated with sky radiation cooling133
Synergistic carbon sequestration and emission reduction of green facades: climate-specific analysis for office buildings132
Commercial building indoor environmental quality models: A critical review126
Impacts of barometric pressure on metabolic rate: A plateau experimental study122
Transfer of building retrofitting evaluations for data-scarce conditions: An empirical study for Sweden to China121
Proposal and experimental study on a CO2-based multi-mode integrated HVAC system120
A novel dual-wheel air-conditioning system operating strategy in different seasons118
Hygrothermal performance monitoring and indoor thermal evaluation in adobe structures116
Quantifying energy benefits from window improvement strategies for commercial buildings115
Material and waste reduction through industrialised building: A systematic and meta-analysis review114
A prospective life cycle assessment of insulation and window systems under evolving electricity and recycling scenarios for building energy retrofit in Italy114
Sensor impact evaluation in commercial buildings: The case of occupancy-centric controls111
From isolation to integration: A methodological review of adaptive reuse in industrial heritage buildings109
Dynamic modelling and control strategy of a temperature-driven metal hydride cooling system for buildings108
Comparative analysis of the performance and energy consumption of air-conditioning systems in a plant factory during a cooling season105
Developing a comprehensive method for integrating the thermal, optical and electrical properties of a complex fenestration system into building simulation software for building performance characteris103
Comprehensive assessment of dynamic shading devices for daylighting and energy management in Saudi Arabian hot-arid buildings103
Useful daylight illuminance for ornamental plants in buildings – The method to design the green interior97
An optimal scheduling method for building energy system integrating solar energy based on adaptive hybrid mechanism model and learning-based model predictive control97
Impact of occupancy patterns on energy performance of kindergarten buildings–A case study of Serbia95
Optimizing energy flexibility through electricity price-responsiveness and thermal load management in buildings with convective and radiant heating systems94
Energetical effect of electrochromic glazing on the double-skin façade of the building in different climates93
A systematic review on thermal environment and thermal comfort studies in Chinese residential buildings91
Smart switchable glazing systems in Saudi Arabia: A review91
Seasonal thermal comfort and adaptive behaviours for the occupants of residential buildings: Shaoxing as a case study90
Building energy model calibration using a surrogate neural network89
Salt-induced alterations in the surface heat transfer coefficient of porous red sandstone87
Lifecycle cost analysis of residential buildings considering thermal performance and financial uncertainties87
Model predictive control under weather forecast uncertainty for HVAC systems in university buildings87
Advances in standalone and hybrid earth-air heat exchanger (EAHE) systems for buildings: A review86
Thermal transfer and temperature reductions from shading systems on opaque facades: Quantifying the impacts of influential factors86
Ground characterization of building energy models86
Non-destructive evaluation of thermal conductivity of wood and insulation materials using permittivity measurements with ground penetrating radar86
Seasonal adaptation of VRF HVAC model calibration process to a mediterranean climate84
Dwelling conversion and energy retrofit modify building anthropogenic heat emission under past and future climates: A case study of London terraced houses83
Field study on adaptive thermal comfort models for nursing homes in the Mediterranean climate83
AutoBEE: A hierarchical multi-agent approach for energy and environmental parameter analysis83
Short-term power load forecasting for industrial buildings based on decomposition reconstruction and TCN-Informer-BiGRU83
Advancing industrial building energy measurement and verification (M&V) with deep learning: Evaluating data size and feature selection impact82
A convolutional neural network to control sound level for air conditioning units in four different classroom conditions82
Agent-based modeling framework for predicting regional electricity consumption considering occupant behavior shift and exogenous policy impact82
Geotechnical heat transfer performance and system operation with differences in external heat exchange80
Enhancement of buildings energy efficiency using passive PCM coupled with natural ventilation in the Moroccan climate zones79
Evaluation of effects of a green wall as a sustainable approach on reducing energy use in temperate and humid areas79
Thermal comfort of students in naturally ventilated secondary schools in countryside of hot summer cold winter zone, China78
Emissions of F-gases from room air conditioners in China and scenarios to 206078
Experimental and numerical study of PCM storage integrated with HVAC system for energy flexibility78
Nature-based solution of greenery configuration design by comprehensive benefit evaluation of microclimate environment and carbon sequestration77
Deep reinforcement learning control for non-stationary building energy management75
The impact of corporate environmental responsibility on green technology innovation: An empirical analysis of listed companies in China's construction industry75
Incentive mechanisms and decision-making behaviors in warehouse energy efficiency retrofits: A tripartite evolutionary game analysis74
Climate change mitigation and adaptation in Spanish office stock through cool roofs73
An environment-adaptive wall: concept, implementation and effects on the energy performance of a residential building72
Identifying the optimal heterogeneous ensemble learning model for building energy prediction using the exhaustive search method72
Individual differences in acceptance of direct load control72
Energy consumption prediction of industrial HVAC systems using Bayesian Networks72
Development and evaluation of cooling tower performance prediction using physics-informed neural networks71
Lighting efficiency optimization method based on artificial neural networks and metaheuristic algorithms71
An empirical comparison of a calibrated white-box versus multiple LSTM black-box building energy models71
Exploring the effects of indoor thermal conditions on creativity and brain activity70
Simulating long-term energy consumption prediction in campus buildings through enhanced data augmentation and metaheuristic-optimized artificial intelligence70
A novel smart framework for optimal design of green roofs in buildings conforming with energy conservation and thermal comfort70
Building envelope anomaly characterization and simulation using drone time-lapse thermography69
Cost-effective CO2 abatement in residential heating: A district-level analysis of heat pump deployment69
Multi-objective optimization of ventilation in pharmaceutical cleanrooms based on response surface methodology and AHP-entropy weight method69
Correlating long-term performance and aging behaviour of building integrated PV modules68
Life cycle assessment of steel-glued laminated bamboo (GluBam) hybrid truss in China68
Life cycle assessment of campuses: A systematic review68
Experimental study on hot liquid subcooling defrosting of an air source heat pump with multi-connected outdoor units68
Access to affordable and clean domestic heating: A critical review on rural clean heating transformation in China’s Jing-Jin-Ji and its surrounding areas68
Machine learning as a surrogate to building performance simulation: Predicting energy consumption under different operational settings67
Assessing heat transfer characteristics of building envelope deployed BIPV and resultant building energy consumption in a tropical climate67
Experimental investigation on improving defrosting performance of air source heat pump through vapor injection67
Research on systematic analysis and optimization method for ice storage cooling system based on model predictive control: A case study67
An experimental investigation on the effect of use of nanofluids in radiant floor heating systems67
Improving indoor air quality and cooling efficiency: Indirect dew-point evaporative cooling in South China summers67
Life cycle assessment of a climate-friendly data center cooling device66
Dual-layer optimization design method for collaborative benefits of renewable energy systems in building clusters: Case study of campus buildings66
Representative cycle for heat pump energy flexibility evaluations – A comparative simulation study of existing day selection procedures to a new consecutive day procedure66
Using urban building energy modeling data to assess energy communities’ potential66
Optimal load scheduling strategy for isolated building-integrated DC microgrid using binary PSO to maximize user comfort and minimize peak-to-average ratio66
A numerical analysis of occupancy profile databases impact on dynamic energy simulation of buildings65
Challenges to energy retrofitting of existing office buildings in high-rise high-density cities: The case of Hong Kong65
A review of thermal comfort of 4- to 14-year-old children via field experiments: Experimental designs and methods65
Climate change sensitive sizing and design for nearly zero-energy office building systems in Brussels64
Recent energy simulation model enhancements for radiant systems63
Semantic digital twin creation of building systems through time series based metadata inference – A review63
Comprehensive evaluation of the working mode of multi-energy complementary heating systems in rural areas based on the entropy-TOPSIS model63
Feasibility and retrofit guidelines towards net-zero energy buildings in tropical climates: A case of Ghana63
Quantifying the correlations between the total household electrical demand of residential dwellings and their appliances-spaces demand: A clustering multi-method approach62
Bridging the gap: can low-carbon city policies reduce carbon inequality? Evidence from China’s pilot program62
Practical deployment of reinforcement learning for building controls using an imitation learning approach62
Research on the coupling relationship between energy consumption and architectural form design of university dormitory buildings under the target of low energy consumption62
Exploring flexibility in building energy systems: Agent-based quantification and electricity tariff impacts62
Dynamic fuzzy temperature control with quasi-Newtonian particle swarm optimization for precise air conditioning60
Green energy and rooftop innovation: Unlocking the carbon reduction potential of photovoltaic-green roofs60
Modeling and prediction of thermal comfort in outpatient hospital settings based on multimodal field-measured data60
Gift giving results in energy-poverty suffering: A new explanation of the nonincome poor traps in hidden energy poverty in China60
Analytical study on daylight harvesting potential for manufacturing facilities: Techno-economic-environmental perspective60
Research on the evaluation of the renovation effect of existing energy-inefficient residential buildings in a severe cold region of China60
Transfer learning with unsupervised domain adaptation for personal thermal comfort prediction59
Analysis of photovoltaic self-consumption as a function of the demand profile in detached houses59
Applying an Extended Model of Theory of Planned Behaviour to Predict Intent to Perform an Energy Efficiency Renovation in Flanders58
Digital twins for decoding human-building interaction in multi-domain test-rooms for environmental comfort and energy saving via graph representation57
Forecasting building occupancy: A temporal-sequential analysis and machine learning integrated approach57
Urban heat risk under land cover change and climate scenarios: A seasonal LST assessment of the Chengdu–Chongqing Megaregion57
Design criteria for the integration of active solar technologies in the historic built environment: Taxonomy of international recommendations57
Evaluation on the thermal and optical performance of a double skin facade with a semi-transparent phase change material blind system56
Improving lighting energy efficiency through user response56
A benchmarking analysis of sunlight and daylight availability in a highly dense urban area in southern China56
A review of local radiant heating systems and their effects on thermal comfort and sensation56
Effects of dynamic airflows on convective cooling of human bodies − Advances in thermal comfort assessment and engineering design56
Improving building occupant comfort through a digital twin approach: A Bayesian network model and predictive maintenance method56
Summer performance of a naturally ventilated double-skin facade with adjustable glazed louvers for building energy retrofitting55
Renovation assessment of building districts: Case studies and implications to the positive energy districts definition55
Modeling for vehicle cabin temperature prediction based on graph spatial-temporal neural network in air conditioning system55
Intelligent data systems for building energy workflow: Data pipelines, LSTM efficiency prediction and more55
Building performance optimization through sensitivity Analysis, and economic insights using AI54
Research on carbon emission peak prediction and path of China’s public buildings: Scenario analysis based on LEAP model54
The artificial intelligence reformation of sustainable building design approach: A systematic review on building design optimization methods using surrogate models54
Parametric design and multi-objective optimization of daylight performance in gallery skylight systems: A case study on the high museum expansion54
Numerical study on the forced convection enhancement of flat-roof integrated photovoltaic by passive components54
Development of a novel hybrid hydrogen generator incorporated into a combined system for buildings in sustainable communities53
On enhancing the performance of modified bitumen through the synergistic mechanism of polyurethane and waste rubber powder53
Experimental and numerical investigation on heat transfer characteristics of vertical ground heat exchangers in karst areas53
Operational optimization for electric heat pump clusters based on demand response considering user comfort53
A smart window assembled with energy storage and optical modulation capability for building energy saving52
A market-based load regulation method for heterogeneous residential air-conditioning loads under cloud-edge collaboration52
Design and deployment of an IoT-enabled Helio Predictor for building energy Trend Analysing system52
Wireless energy: Paving the way for smart cities and a greener future52
Large-scale geothermal collector systems as a heat source for 5GDHC in the U.S. – A case study of three different cities and climate conditions52
Algorithm for steady contaminant distribution in ventilation systems with air recirculation: Contaminant release in ventilation ducts52
Numerical and experimental examinations of free convection condensation of steam in the presence of air over the cooled panel51
Do energy subsidies affect the indoor temperature and heating energy consumption in low-income households?51
Long-term operational planning for flexible residential buildings with seasonal storage and capacity-based grid tariffs51
Exploring the effects of interdependencies on energy systems in smart communities: A multi-domain modeling and quasi-Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis51
Large language model enabled knowledge discovery of building-level electrification using permit data51
A multi-vector community energy system integrating a heating network, electricity grid and PV production to manage an electrified community51
Cost-effective occupation dependant infrared zonal heating system for operational university buildings50
A novel method of calculating mean skin temperature with high thermal sensitivity for thermal sensation evaluation50
Interconnected model with distributed thermal comfort for model based shading control50
Study on indoor air temperature and moisture behaviour in historical churches50
Development and optimization of highly efficient heat recoveries for low carbon residential buildings50
Household energy consumption of herders on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau: Profiles of natural and socio-economic factors50
Multifamily building energy retrofit comparison between the United States and Finland49
Experimental investigation on cooling load caused by unorganized ventilation in subway station: A case study49
A data-driven approach to thermal transmittance (U-factor) calculation of double-glazed windows with or without inert gases between the panes49
Improving the real-time energy matching performance of PV-based home energy system: A multi-time resolution scheduling method utilizing flexibility of thermostatically controlled loads and batteries49
Façade elements for room illumination with integrated microstructures for daylight redirection and LED lighting49
Self-attention variational autoencoder-based method for incomplete model parameter imputation of digital twin building energy systems49
Exploring dynamic thermal responses during indoor and outdoor walking in summer of a typical cold city of China: Effect of transient thermal stimulation on thermal pleasure49
A review on photovoltaic combined vacuum glazing: Recent advancement and prospects48
Application of cumulative prospect theory in understanding energy retrofit decision: A study of homeowners in the Netherlands48
A multistep approach for the hygrothermal assessment of a hybrid timber and aluminium based facade system exposed to different sub-climates in Norway48
Evaluating the temporal representativeness of embodied energy data: A case study of higher education buildings48
An ensemble-policy non-intrusive load monitoring technique based entirely on deep feature-guided attention mechanism48
Dealing with uncertainty in automated operational planning for residential fuel cell system: A comparative study of state-of-the-art approaches48
The effect of unheated users on residential building in heating performance48
Effect of Kharkhona on thermal comfort in the indoor space: A case study of Sistan region in Iran48
Short-term office temperature forecasting through a data-driven approach integrated with bidirectional gated recurrent neural network48
Corrigendum to “Metal-organic framework-derived graphene porous carbon matrix based lithium hydroxide chemical heat storage composite materials for residential heating” [Energy Build. 254 (2022) 1116148
Development and validation of aggregation method for fault detection and diagnostics in HVAC systems47
Life cycle integrated multi-criteria decision model for roof assessment47
On-Site temperature and irradiance forecast tuning for improved load prediction in buildings47
Usability evaluation of connected thermostat modalities47
Proposing energy performance indicators to identify energy-wasting operations on big time-series data47
Experimental and numerical investigation of vertical temperature gradients in warehouses: Retrofit interventions to manage temperature sensitive products47
Flexible stretchable SEBS/n-alkane phase change composite films for highly efficient thermal management and infrared stealth applications46
Energy and environmental assessment of high-performance building envelope in cold climate46
Airflow and temperature characteristics of diffuse ceiling ventilation with ceiling fan under heating mode: An experimental study46
Operational and embodied energy of residential buildings in the Andean region between 1980 and 202046
Microclimatic models and their implications on the energy requirements of buildings in warm dry urban areas46
Developing and tuning a community scale energy model for a disadvantaged community45
Development of the affective customized office emphasizing indoor environment quality, employee performance, and happiness system45
Leveraging reinforcement learning for optimal control of chiller plant with complex hydraulic and thermodynamic characteristics45
Adaptive data-driven prediction in a building control hierarchy: A case study of demand response in Switzerland45
A/C usage intensity and adaptive comfort behaviour in residential buildings in South East Queensland, Australia45
Handling complete short-term data logging failure in smart buildings: Machine learning based forecasting pipelines with sliding-window training scheme45
Surrogate modelling methodology for predicting annual site energy for single-family wartime bungalow archetypes in Toronto45
Constructing year-round energy-efficient fresh air handling unit with exhaust air heat recovery using multi-condition design45
A coupled CFD-thermoregulation model for air ventilation clothing44
Thermal and ventilation performance of a curved double-skin facade model44
Building function, ownership, and space heating: Exploring adaptive reuse pathways in Swedish building stock44
Transformative investment strategy for carbon–neutral residential buildings in the European Union44
Innovative AI strategies for enhancing smart building operations through digital twins: A survey44
Energy performance evaluation of the ASHRAE Guideline 36 control and reinforcement learning–based control using field measurements44
From energy-intensive buildings to NetPlus targets: An innovative solar exoskeleton for the energy retrofitting of existing buildings44
Renewable energy resources and multi-energy hybrid systems for urban buildings in Nordic climate44
Validation of energy simulations for multi-family residences with photovoltaic power and gas cogeneration: Case study on balancing energy efficiency and resident health44
Assessment of the impact of green walls on urban thermal comfort in a Mediterranean climate44
Fiala model-based evaluation of metro thermal comfort and energy performance under impinging jet ventilation43
Estimation of thermal resistance and capacitance of a concrete wall from in situ measurements: A comparison of steady-state and dynamic models43
Comparative analysis of four classification algorithms for fault detection of heat pumps43
The efficiency and GHG emissions of air source heat pumps under future climate scenarios across Canada43
Influence of different building transparent envelopes on energy consumption and thermal environment of radiant ceiling heating and cooling systems43
Facilitator of moisture accumulation in building envelopes and its influences on condensation and mould growth43
Experiment for the performance of a thin membrane inclined automatic wicking dew-point evaporative cooling device based on simulation results43
Investigation of the quasi-periodic airflow oscillation and ventilation performance of an enclosed environment with a jet air supply43
Advancing oil fume exhaust in Chinese residential kitchens: A technological evaluation and nationwide survey43
Robust deep reinforcement learning for personalized HVAC system43
Prosumers and district heating: Experimental validation of strategies to improve thermal energy production and consumption43
Residential Demand Flexibility: Modeling Occupant Behavior using Sociodemographic Predictors43
Numerical simulation and experimental research progress of phase change hysteresis: A review43
Influence of the building enclosed forms on thermal contribution of retro-reflective and high-reflective coatings42
Performance of geothermal energy piles in buildings: A bibliometric analysis and systematic review42
Simulation-based study on the role of green roof settings on energy demand reduction in seven Australian climate zones42
Active multi-mode data analysis to improve fault diagnosis in AHUs42
Improved grey principal component analysis neural network based adaptive thermal comfort model: Application in the enclosed cabin with microclimatic conditions42
Predicting the energy consumption of a VRF heat pump using manufacturer performance data and limited experimentation for dynamic data collection42
Performance gap analysis for Korean building energy efficiency certification42
Urban microclimate prediction based on weather station data and artificial neural network42
Energy-saving potential in Indian open-plan offices using Micro-Zonal Occupant Centric Control (MZOCC)42
Differences in LCZ composition according to urban planning and impacts on urban thermal environment42
The energy implications of urban morphology from an urban planning perspective – A case study for a new urban development area in the city of Vienna42
Impact of block form on building energy consumption, urban microclimate and solar potential: A case study of Wuhan, China42
A dynamic intelligent building retrofit decision-making model in response to climate change42
Technical and economic feasibility study for a university zero energy building in Southern Brazil41
New genetic algorithm-based workflow for multi-objective optimization of Net Zero Energy Buildings integrating robustness assessment41
Investigating the influence of uncertainty on office building energy simulation through occupant-centric control and thermal comfort integration41
Adaptive Façades Strategy: An architect-friendly computational approach based on co-simulation and white-box models for the early design stage41
Experimental and numerical investigation on energy-saving performance of radiative cooling coating for metal container office41
Assessing the impact of overcoming BIM implementation barriers on BIM usage frequency and circular economy in the project lifecycle using Partial least Squares structural Equation modelling (PLS-SEM) 41
An online fault detection and diagnosis method of sensors in district heating substations based on long short-term memory network and adaptive threshold selection algorithm41
An attention-enhanced DeepLabv3 + framework for provincial-scale photovoltaic potential assessment of diverse rooftops41
Enhancing long-term viability of energy pile with heat sink systems in tropical monsoon climates: Implementation strategies and performance analysis41
Investigating the impact of stack effect on ventilation performance of residential kitchen exhaust shaft system40
Influence of automated façades on comfort and energy: A critical review40
System dynamics modeling of life cycle energy-saving and CO2 emissions-reducing design scheme for prefabricated building envelope40
The influence of natural resources consumption and room revenue in the energy-efficiency of hotel chains40
State-of-the-art, challenges and new perspectives of thermal comfort demand law for on-demand intelligent control of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems40
PCM as an energy flexibility asset: How design and operation can be optimized for heating in residential buildings?40
Daylighting performance improvements using of split louver with parametrically incremental slat angle control40
Investigation of a new kind of in-situ measurement method of thermal resistance of building envelope40
Assessing the co-heating test as reference for heat loss coefficient estimation: In-depth analysis on an artificial dataset40
The influence of energy-saving information in online reviews on green home appliance purchase behavior based on machine learning40
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