... performance are still unknown. This paper examines the impacts of climate change on the energy performance of residential buildings in New Zealand and provides insight into changes in trends in energy consumption by quantifying the impacts of climate change. Design/methodology/approach The present paper...

...) to improve their energy performance utilizing dynamic energy simulation (DES) of selected case studies (CSs) in the city of Brighton and Hove (South-East England). Design/methodology/approach To achieve this aim, the study established a baseline scenario which provides a basis for the assessment...

... not been studied thoroughly. This paper aims to discuss and analyze energy performance, in terms of parameters such as orientation, underground depth, nocturnal ventilation and its subsequent effects on thermal comfort in earth-sheltered buildings in Yazd. Design/methodology/approach Using EnergyPlus...

... and indoor environmental parameters on the energy performance of university buildings in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative survey research method, administered within the context of university buildings in South Africa, was used. Data about 16 buildings from three universities were...

...Khadidja El-Bahdja Djebbar; Souria Salem; Abderrahmane Mokhtari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze energy performance of the multi-storey buildings built in the city of Tlemcen between 1872 and 2016. Design/methodology/approach A diagnosis based on a bottom-up methodology, using...

...Nico Nieboer Results from the monitor also show that many homes have been improved in a relatively short period. In the years 2011 through 2014, 41 per cent of the homes have undergone an improvement of the energy performance (Filippidou et al., 2017). At the same time, however...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Assessment Buildings Energy performance Article Type: Newsbriefs From: Structural Survey, Volume 26, Issue 3 Keywords: Assessment, Buildings, Energy performance Communities and Local Government has announced its...