... fields and tackle various research gaps that impact the quality of our indoor environments. The topics of this Special Issue spanned a large area that included the use of microchannels as a viable building insulation technique [3], enhancing the energy storage capabilities for solar-powered air...

... entering the evaporator decreases the cooling load on the conditioned space, the compression work is also reduced due to increased heat transfer in the condenser. The maximum reductions in cooling load and monthly energy consumption at T 0 =44°C and ω 0 = 6 g/kg are found as 59.54% and 340kWh, respectively...

..., the Reynolds number was maintained between 100 and 900 for different runs. The simulation and analysis results show that a fluid flow through microchannels in building walls is a viable insulation technique that can provide dynamic thermal resistance and increase the energy efficiency in different buildings...

...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...

...Harold Gamarro; Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz Cities are accelerating policies to electrify their energy sectors as a key strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In densely populated cities with cold climates, the building sector often accounts for over 70% of total energy consumption during winter...

...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...

...: francisco.javier.arias@upc.edu Email: salvador.delasheras@upc.edu 12 05 2022 07 07 2022 08 07 2022 17 08 2022 building energy waste heat noise mitigation cooker hoods building energy heat transfer mass transfer system thermal comfort Ducted kitchen hoods are the most...

...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...

...Tingting Zeng; Prabir Barooah An autonomous adaptive model predictive control (MPC) architecture is presented for control of heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) systems to maintain indoor temperature while reducing energy use. Although equipment use and occupant changes with time...

...Sara Abd Alla; Vincenzo Bianco; Federico Scarpa; Luca A. Tagliafico Envelope insulation is a well-known strategy to improve buildings’ energy efficiency. This paper considers two archetypes of an apartment block typology largely diffused in the Italian building stock and evaluates the energy...

...James A. Shia; David M. Auslander About 41% of total energy consumption in the United States of year 2014 is used for heating and air conditioning, which is about 40 quadrillion (40 × 10 15 ) British thermal units (BTUs). Despite the fact that people have been working on fault detection...

...Rawad El Kontar; Xin Jin Optimizing the placement of photovoltaic (PV) panels on residential buildings has the potential to significantly increase energy efficiency benefits to both homeowners and communities. Strategic PV placement can lower electricity costs by reducing the electricity fed from...

...Ganesh Doiphode; Hamidreza Najafi; Mariana Migliori K-12 schools are responsible for over 1.4% of the total annual energy consumption in the United States. In a collaboration between Florida Institute of Technology and Brevard Public Schools (BPS), three schools are identified for a case study...

...Mohammed Albayati; Ravi Gorthala; Amy Thompson; Prathamesh Patil; Annika Hacker Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems consume over 5 quads of energy annually, representing 30% of energy consumption in the U.S. commercial buildings. Additionally, commercial refrigeration (R...