This paper proposes an approach to the creation of design tools that address the real information needs of designers in the early stages of design of non-residential buildings.

Simulation based control schemes for a low-energy building system are introduced and compared in this paper.

This paper reports a modelling study on quantitative assessment of economical benefits of three low energy solutions that could be easily applied to a large number of office buildings in the delta

Double-skin facade (DSF) buildings are being built as an attractive, innovative and energy efficient solution.

In this study, we developed a numerical thermal manikin (NTM) with inner-body thermoregulation functions to investigate the local and overall thermal comfort in non-uniform thermal environments.

In winter, when the external air temperature is below zero, there is a risk of damage to coils in a closed type cooling tower due to freezing of cooling water.

Artificial lighting contributes for a large part to the primary energy use of an office building. Lighting control systems can help reduce the lighting energy use.

With the current focus on energy performance certification, factors such as increased and unstable fuel prices and consequent heating and electrical costs as well as the large number of buildings t