Abstract: The energy used in the built environment represents approximately 40% of the total energy consumed by the community, with significantly higher values in rural communities. Out of this, a significant share is used for ...

Abstract: Developing efficient, sustainable, and affordable buildings requires combinations of passive and active measures that exploit specific onsite features. However, in temperate climates, reducing the heating demand (by ...

Abstract: Solar glass with high transmittance and low reflectance is used as glazing in solar-thermal collectors or photovoltaic modules; however, in field conditions the glazed surface can be the subject of fouling; therefore, ...