A critical review for formulation and conceptualization of an ideal building envelope and novel sustainability framework for building applications

Kumar, Dileep; Alam, Morshed; Memon, Rizwan Ahmed; Bhayo, Bilawal A.

doi:10.1016/j.clet.2022.100555

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“…Sadko and Piotrowski (2022) reviewed the investigations of the thermal properties of window systems and glazed buildings partitions. Kumar et al (2022) reviewed different building parameters to provide a conceptual framework for the building envelope. The proposed framework includes life cycle assessment, occupant's satisfaction, and social benefits.…”

Section: Ventilated Windows and Façadesmentioning

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Contribution of advanced windows and façades to buildings decarbonization: A comprehensive review

Ismail,

Lino,

Henríquez

et al. 2024

EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES

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On a global level the building sector consumes about 45.00% of energy consumption, contributes about 40.00% to emission, uses 30.00% of water and impacts the environment by generating 30.00% of waste. Although windows are important components of a building that provide natural lighting and ventilation and establish necessary contact with the external environment necessary for healthy indoor ambient, they permit entry of undesirable solar heat in summer and allow escaping heat from the indoor ambient in cold seasons, which aggravate the building needs for energy and increase its contribution to atmospheric emissions. The present investigation provides a review on research, development, and applications of advanced windows in the building sector. The introduction highlights the importance and contribution of advanced glazing technology to improving energy, comfort, and thermal performance of buildings. The review includes natural illumination and ventilation, thermal comfort and discusses the effects of window to wall ratio on natural illumination and ventilation of windows and façades. The review also covers recent developments in glazed windows and façades including performance enhancements by using reflective solar films, vacuum glazing, windows with filling materials, windows with water flow, window with phase change material, window with stagnant inert gas filling, ventilated windows and façades and windows with aerogel. A special section was also included on smart glazing for windows and façades showing the new tendencies and applications in the building industry. Since commercial programs and open access codes are handy tools for simulation and performance calculations a section is dedicated to these codes. The conclusion section contains the most relevant conclusion of the review as well as future trends in research and developments in the area. The topics included in this review can be helpful for experienced and young researchers, practicing engineers and general readers interested in windows and façades.

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Section: Ventilated Windows and Façadesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contribution of advanced windows and façades to buildings decarbonization: A comprehensive review

Ismail,

Lino,

Henríquez

et al. 2024

EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES

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“…The construction sector accounts for a significant portion of world's global energy consumption and a third of the world's total carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, thus impacting the environment. Almost half of the energy loss occurs through the building envelope due to heat transfer to and from the surroundings [1] and nearly 50% of the resources extracted from the ground [2] [3]. The development of green building allows at the same time to minimize energy consumption, to reduce the natural resources exploitation and the harmful effects on the environment.…”

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“…Indeed, the design of an energy-efficient envelope aims to reduce the building energy consumption, as studied by [10] and to ensure the thermal comfort of the occupants by taking into account several design variables such as geometry, material properties and the envelope dimensions, the air conditioning system and the internal load. However, these variables are inextricably linked from the perspective of the building envelope thermal optimization [1]. Therefore, it is necessary to design an optimal building envelope to reduce energy consumption in buildings that depend on several parameters, by studying the properties of building materials in which solar absorptivity, moisture permeability and insulation type are the most influential thermal variables [1].…”

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“…However, these variables are inextricably linked from the perspective of the building envelope thermal optimization [1]. Therefore, it is necessary to design an optimal building envelope to reduce energy consumption in buildings that depend on several parameters, by studying the properties of building materials in which solar absorptivity, moisture permeability and insulation type are the most influential thermal variables [1]. Several researches provide an approach to evaluate the most appropriate building system to be selected in the early stages of design, leading to the use of a more environmentally, economically and socially sustainable building material [11] and new application model to regulate energy consumption in building [12].…”

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Thermal Performance Analysis of Plaster Reinforced with Raffia Vinifera Particles for Use as Insulating Materials in Building

Malbila,

Tagne,

Imbga

et al. 2024

JMMCE

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J. Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineeringgives an average damping of 4˚C and 5.8˚C in the insulated house interior environment respectively for cold and hot cases compared to the outside environment and the uninsulated house interior environment. The current study highlights that this mixture gives the new composite thermal insulation properties applicable in the eco-construction of habitats in tropical environments.

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“…Here, the idea of energy efficiency takes on great relevance, as it is key to achieving objectives related to the sustainability of buildings. Additionally, not only using different practical measures, such as the optimal design of the building envelope [9] or efficient Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems [10], but placing the concept within the political agenda, as in the case of the Energy Efficiency First Principle in Europe, is important [11]. The latter particularly promotes solutions that regulate energy demand as long as they are more cost-effective than energy infrastructure investments.…”

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TecSB: An Open Web Tool of Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Integration in Mexican Buildings

2023

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There is a need for stakeholders in the construction sector to evaluate energy efficiency and renewable energy generation alternatives appliable to buildings at early design stages. In this regard, public and private organizations have developed tools to compare different options. It was observed that when the objective was to create nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB), the number of tools was still scarce. With this aim, this work presents a new, free digital tool that can predict, among others, energy consumption, energy generation, emissions savings, and payback time. For this purpose, different alternatives applicable to the roof, such as phase change material (PCM), insulation, and reflective paint, as well as to window-to-wall ratios (WWR), with four different glass technologies, can be evaluated. Furthermore, four renewable energy systems were available for comparison: the solar thermal collector (ST), photovoltaic (PV), flat hybrid solar collector (PVT), and low-concentration parabolic solar collector (LCPVT). Our tool was developed based on the results of transient dynamic building simulations of both residential and non-residential building models located in the hot semi-arid conditions of Monterrey, Mexico. Among the results, the small impact of using only reflective paint, the need to combine PCM with insulating material to obtain the best energy savings, and the large impact on emissions savings when using an LCPVT stand out.

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A critical review for formulation and conceptualization of an ideal building envelope and novel sustainability framework for building applications

Cited by 27 publications

References 207 publications

Contribution of advanced windows and façades to buildings decarbonization: A comprehensive review

Contribution of advanced windows and façades to buildings decarbonization: A comprehensive review

Thermal Performance Analysis of Plaster Reinforced with Raffia Vinifera Particles for Use as Insulating Materials in Building

TecSB: An Open Web Tool of Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Integration in Mexican Buildings

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