... and formalize the evaluation criteria for the optimal selection of buildings envelope systems for residential constructions in Iran, implementing a novel methodology that has not reported. Building envelope Wall and façade systems Likert scale Evaluation criteria Decision-making framework and tool...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Insulation materials Thermal comfort Energy efficiency Hot climate Building envelope The villa is located in eastern Jeddah, with its north façade facing the road. The residence comprises three floors (Figures 2c , 2d and 3). According...

... disciplines, building elements and subcontractors. Tore Kvande can be contacted at: tore.kvande@ntnu.no 05 07 2024 09 04 2025 15 08 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Building envelope Climate exposure...

...Sarfo Mensah; Emmanuel Donkor; Francis Kwesi Bondinuba; Collins Ameyaw Purpose Building envelopes are crucial elements that control the quality of indoor building environments. There has been a lack of focus on developing a sustainable building envelope for tropical climates. This study aims...

... the effectiveness of building envelope retrofits for detached houses in achieving energy efficiency and CO₂ emission reduction across different climatic zones within Australia. Design/methodology/approach DesignBuilder and PVSOL® were used to simulate a typical detached house for Canberra, Brisbane...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Bio-inspired Water harvesting Architecture Building envelope Plant-inspired Design Biomimetic Lack of water is a problem that one-fifth of the world's population is dealing with. Increasing demand for water is the result of population growth rate...

... as operational carbon. Originality/value This study is the first attempt on investigating the effects of envelop variables on carbon footprint for residential buildings in Saudi Arabia. Table 1 is an inventory for previous studies that focused on the impact of building envelope design...

..., such as the pre-building phase, planning, building form, building organisation and planning, building envelope, building material, landscape design, utilisation of renewable energy sources and intended use of buildings (Filho et al., 2019 ; Jindal et al., 2018 ; Khoshbakht et al...