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This study presents the results of research on heat loss from various types of residential buildings through ventilation systems. Experimental research was done to analyse the effectiveness of ventilation systems of different types and determine the...

Hydrogen is a potential energy carrier for the decarbonization of the heating sector; however, its long-term role remains highly debated. This meta-analysis (2024–early 2025) assesses hydrogen’s potential for domestic heating regarding co...

Old residential communities, characterized by dense built environments, high levels of population aging, and insufficient public services, represent critical hotspots of urban heat risk. Taking old residential communities in the central urban area of...

EU is moving towards a climate neutrality goal in 2050 with heating of buildings posing a major challenge. This paper provides a deep understanding of the historical development, path dependency and current status of the EU-28 residential heat sector...

Heat Pumps are becoming one of the most considered mechanical conditioning equipment in our buildings. While they are popular, there appears to be quite a vast range of system types and applications in building conditioning. This paper primarily revi...

A strong heat load in buildings and cities during the summer is not a new phenomenon. However, prolonged heat waves and increasing urbanization are intensifying the heat island effect in our cities; hence, the heat exposure in residential buildings....

In recent years, several attempts have been made to promote renewable energy in the residential sector to help reducing its CO₂ emissions. Among existing approaches utilizing substances capable of directly storing and transporting thermal energy has...

The accurate prediction of heat demand in retrofitted residential buildings is crucial for optimizing energy consumption, minimizing unnecessary losses, and ensuring the efficient operation of heating systems, thereby contributing to significant ener...

Phase change material (PCM)-based thermal energy storage (TES) can provide energy and cost savings and peak demand reduction benefits for grid-interactive residential buildings. Researchers established that these benefits vary greatly depending on th...

According to the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the European energy supply must be fully decarbonised by 2050. For the power sector, a massive deployment of decentralised renewable technologies will be required to provide carbon...

In recent years, because of outdoor ultrafine particles, residential heat recovery ventilators (HRVs) have been used with high efficiency filters by residents in Korea. However, as pre-filters are primarily used in residential HRVs, when a high-effic...

Reducing energy consumption and creating a comfortable thermal indoor environment in rural residential buildings can play a key role in fighting global warming in China. As a result of economic development, rural residents are building new houses and...

Greenery impacts the urban thermal environment, but the benefits of the three-dimensional green volume of space have not been effectively evaluated. In this paper, we analyzed the impact of 3D greenery on urban heat island intensity and thermal comfo...

With heat pump adoption falling behind expectations, the UK faces a strategic challenge in meeting residential decarbonisation targets. This study investigates the barriers hindering adoption through an in-depth case analysis of a complete household...

Geothermal heat is an increasingly adopted source for satisfying all thermal purposes in buildings by reversible heat pumps (HP). However, for residential buildings located in moderate climates, geocooling, that implies the use of geothermal source f...

Heat demand of buildings and related CO₂ emissions caused by energy supply contribute to global climate change. Spatial data-based heat planning enables municipalities to reorganize local heating sectors towards efficient use of regional renewable en...

Energy is consumed in buildings through the use of various types of energy systems, which are controlled by the occupants via provided interfaces. The quality of this control should be verified to improve the efficiency of the systems and for the com...

With global warming and accelerated urbanization, building air-conditioning (AC) releases more heat into the environment, exacerbating the urban heat island (UHI) effects and increasing building cooling energy consumption. Existing research has limit...

Photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors are hybrid solar collectors that convert solar and ambient energy into thermal and electrical energy. Integrated PVT-HP, in which PVT collectors are combined with a heat pump, offers an efficient and renewable op...

Efficiently harnessing the urban cool island effect associated with large urban aquatic bodies holds significant importance in mitigating the urban heat island (UHI) effect and enhancing the quality of residential living. This study focuses on Tianji...

In South Korea, renewable energy policy is mainly focused on electricity and tends to neglect renewable heat (RH). However, for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the heating sector must sharply switch from its use of conventional fuel...

To enable net zero sustainable thermal building energy, this study develops an open-source thermal house model to couple solar photovoltaic (PV) and heat pumps (HPs) for grid-connected residential housing. The calculation of both space heating and co...

This study investigates the tariff-oriented operation of residential air-to-water heat pump systems integrated with thermal energy storage under long-term real climatic conditions. In contrast to studies based on short-term simulations or advanced pr...

Since the price for residential heat (RH) from district heating system in South Korea is regulated by the government rather than being freely determined in the market, it is difficult to estimate the demand function for RH properly using the distorte...

This paper is dedicated to research of the impact of the limited heat source capacity on indoor temperature and energy consumption in serial nZEB residential buildings. This is an innovative aspect as it explores the potential design simplification f...

The waste heat generated from the use of air conditioning systems in cities significantly contributes to the urban heat island effect (UHI) during the summer months. Thus, one of the key measures to mitigate this effect is to limit the use of active...

The number of high-rise residential buildings in China has a large base and rapid growth, with huge energy-saving potential. Most of the existing research focuses on the use of renewable energy to reduce energy consumption and optimize energy systems...

Modern residential roofs in Malaysia mainly employ red and brown roof tiles due to aesthetic factors and the ability of the roof surface to reflect or retard heat transfer is typically not considered the main priority. The present article reveals the...

The number of domestic apartment houses in South Korea that use district heating is steadily increasing. In addition, most Korean residential buildings use radiant floor heating systems. For such systems, the heating water temperature supplied by a h...

The energy demand of the district heating system (DHS) occupies an important part in urban energy consumption, which has a great impact on the energy security and environmental protection of a city. With the gradual improvement of people’s econ...

In rural locations, the application of clean heating technologies requires an appropriate design heating load. However, the variation characteristics of indoor temperatures in rural residential buildings are rarely taken into consideration by traditi...

This study empirically delves into whether residential heating methods significantly affect apartment prices in Uiwang City, a suburban city near the Seoul Metropolitan area, South Korea. Using data from 1256 apartment sales, where both district heat...

In South Korea, radiant floor heating has been used from old housing to the recently constructed residential buildings, which is called “Ondol”. The Ondol system is generally a water-based system and it uses hot water as a heat medium pro...

To achieve carbon neutrality in the EU, it is important to renovate the existing EU residential buildings for a higher building energy efficiency. This study examines the impacts of several novel renovation technologies on energy consumption, CO₂ emi...

Transformative actions are crucial across all sectors emitting greenhouse gases. Nonetheless, energy transition research to date displays a notable imbalance, with a larger emphasis on the supply side than on the demand side. The present study addres...

Households have been pointed out as a significant source of air pollution and climate change. In Europe, the 60% of energy used by households is for space heating. The present work focuses on improving the knowledge on residential heating characteris...

This paper aims to analyse: (a) how the attitude towards renewable energy-based heating systems, pro-environmental behaviour and the perceived attributes of technology influence intention to convert residential heating systems from fossil fuels to bi...

Accurate forecasting of residential heating loads is crucial for guiding heating system control strategies and improving energy efficiency. In recent years, research on heating load forecasting has primarily focused on continuous district heating sys...

Passive and active solar heating systems have drawn much attention and are widely used in residence buildings in the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau due to its high radiation intensity. In fact, there is still lack of quantitative evaluation of the passive a...

With the growth in China’s economic GDP, energy consumption has increased year by year. The energy demand of rural residential buildings is 223 million tons of standard coal equivalent, accounting for 24% of the national energy demand. Therefore, an...

This study investigates the limitations of localized heating in a single-story dwelling, using a validated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to analyze thermal stratification and its impact on occupant comfort. A comparative evaluation of turb...

Reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry is one of the daunting challenges to be addressed in the context of global warming. The purpose of these analyses was to examine how the energy class of a multi-family r...

Achieving meaningful reductions in residential heating demand requires design strategies that can respond to climate-specific solar availability and envelope performance. Although passive solar principles are well established, their effectiveness rem...

With the increasing penetration of intermittent renewable energy generation, there is a growing demand to use the inherent flexibility within buildings to absorb renewable related disruptions. Heat pumps play a particularly important role, as they ac...

Particulate matter (PM) emissions from combustion-based heating systems have been identified as a major contributor to environmental issues and human health risks. Particularly, small-scale residential combustion was responsible for 58% of the total...

The residential heating sector accounts for a large share of the worldwide annual primary energy consumption. In order to reduce CO₂-emissions, it is therefore particularly important to analyse this sector for potential efficiency improvements. In Eu...

Residential water heating represents one of the most energy-intensive household applications, particularly in South Africa, where immersed resistive element heating dominates. Solar photovoltaic systems provide a promising solution for augmenting gri...

This study compares the impact of the recently developed electrochromic glazing technology on load reduction by comparing it with the double-glazing and shading devices that are sold commercially for high-rise residential buildings in Korea. These bu...

Air pollution has been one of the most critical urban problems. Urban energy networks are among the major sources of air pollution, particularly in highly populated urban areas. Residential heating, which is the primary cause of particulate matter (P...

Ignoring Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects may lead to an underestimation of the building cooling demand. This study investigates the impact of the UHI on the cooling demand in hot-humid cities, employing the Local Climate Zones (LCZs) classification f...