Residential and commercial buildings use nearly 75% of the overall electrical energy in the U.S., and the amount of renewable energy in the grid keeps increasing.

The paper presents a laboratory investigation about cork-cement mixtures designed for building applications. Samples are prepared by mixing cork aggregates, sand, cement and water.

Building form is one of the most critical factors influencing natural ventilation potential in an urban context, and thus has a significant impact on building energy consumption.

Previous work by the authors has identified that the selection of supply air temperature control reset schedule has the potential to influence total HVAC energy use in Australian office buildings b

The paper presents a numerical methodology to assess wind pedestrian comfort and natural ventilation in urban areas.

Diffuse ceiling ventilation uses perforations in the suspended ceiling to deliver air into the occupied zone.

The increasing number of highly insulated and air tight buildings leads to the concern of indoor environment overheating.

This paper evaluates the influence of underground piping on the performance of using increased thermal capacitance (ITC) as a passive energy management system on an office building.