Modelling of Global Energy Demand in the Transportation Sector: A Country by Country Approach

This study deals with the modelling of the future global energy demand in<br/>the transportation sector, how and in what extend this could be limited and<br/>which low carbon fuels and technologies could contribute to the mitigation of<br/>the energy demand. In the introduction of the current report, the greenhouse<br/>effect, the global warming...

Enhancing early-stage energy consumption predictions using dynamic operational voyage data: a grey-box modelling investigation

The adverse human contribution to global climate change has forced the yachting industry to acknowledge the need to reduce its environmental impact due to the client's increasing pressure and potential future regulations to limit the ecological effects. Unfortunately, current real-world data presents a significant disparity between predicted and...

Investigating human behaviour using sensors measuring the indoor climate and energy performance of three Dutch residential dwellings

The Potential of Urban Farming for Future Climate-proof neighbourhoods

Increasing burdens on the earth’s resource systems are affecting not only the well-being of the planet, but also affects human health, safety and security. The increasing population and the aggregation of people in dense urban pockets adds to the pressures on already complex and volatile global systems. Our systems need to adapt and be resilient...

Shape optimisation of residential mid-rise buildings for reduction of energy demand in temperate climate

Shape has long been an important parameter in improving the internal comfort of buildings and reducing energy demand. This can be seen from historical vernacular architectural typologies, like igloos, which have minimal thermal loss surface to provide a comfortable internal climate.  Using a shape factor to reduce the...

Stimulating an energy fuel transition in the residential sector of Chinese lower-tier cities

China is undergoing massive changes in order to tackle their carbon dioxide emissions problem. Aside from the problem of climate change, it is facing another problem – that of air pollution. Use of dirty fuels by residential households such as biomass and coal cause emissions harmful for the environment, as well as to the health of citizens. In...

Design Off-Grid Negin Safari Park: Passive Techniques to Reduce the Energy Demand

This research will examine a design for an off-grid safari park in Iran. During this research different passive techniques from the vernacular architecture will be discussed. These principles will be used to reduce the energy demand of the safari park, since it should be an off-grid park, in order to deliver a design proposal with an achievable...

Energy flatness in the renovation of non-residential existing buildings: Reducing the energy mismatch between demand and supply in the Gemini south building

The building sector uses 40% of the primary energy worldwide. Energy demand in a non-residential existing building is rising due to higher comfort conditions, population growth and the enhancement of the building services. On the other hand, renewable energy technologies are every time more accessible for the built environment, especially the...

Energy-flat housing: Towards continuous balance in the residential energy system

The global energy demand is increasing as a result of population growth and increased wealth standards. The share of local renewable energy supply is also increasing, driven by the urge to mitigate climate problems.<br/><br/>Residential energy demand and renewable energy supply are both intermittent; the demand profile depends on several aspects...

Urban Microclimate and Energy Performance: An Integrated Simulation Method

In the design practice simulation methods are already widely used to support the understanding of energy performance and to help designers in reducing energy demand during the design process. However, energy simulation tools are largely limited to the individual building level, and urban microclimate conditions and<br/>variations in local wind,...