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Energy consumption and efficiency in buildings: current status and future trends

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In this article, the authors present an overview of measures and policies adopted by different countries, allowing the monitoring, management and reduction of the energy consumption in buildings, based on the feedback of the early adopters.
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This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production.The article was published on 2015-12-16. It has received 482 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Energy consumption & Energy accounting.

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A cross-country comparison of the building energy consumptions and their trends

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present and discuss data taken from several studies about the building energy consumptions in US, EU, and BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries and provide an updated inventory of useful figures.
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Drivers for green building : a review of empirical studies

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive literature review of what drives the adoption of green buliding (GB) practices among construction stakeholders is presented, based on literature that have been published in peer-reviewed journals.
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Thermal inertia in buildings: A review of impacts across climate and building use

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a literature review focusing on the reported impacts of building thermal inertia on thermal comfort and energy use for space heating and cooling, and conclude that for most buildings and climates, higher amounts of thermal mass at the inner side of the thermal insulation appear to be beneficial with regard to improving thermal comfort.
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A scientometric analysis and visualization of global green building research

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the first inclusive scientometric review of global green building research (GGBR) and systematically analyze and visualize the state-of-the-art of the GGBR.
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Application of MCDM Methods in Sustainability Engineering: A Literature Review 2008–2018

TL;DR: It can be concluded that sustainable engineering is an area that is quite suitable for the use of MCDM, and most of the methods used in sustainable engineering are based on traditional approaches with a noticeable trend towards applying the theory of uncertainty.
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A review on buildings energy consumption information

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed available information concerning energy consumption in buildings, and particularly related to HVAC systems, and compared different types of building types and end uses in different countries.
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Modeling of end-use energy consumption in the residential sector: A review of modeling techniques

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an up-to-date review of the various modeling techniques used for modeling residential sector energy consumption, focusing on the strengths, shortcomings and purposes.
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A review on the prediction of building energy consumption

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of recent developed models for predicting building energy consumption, which include elaborate and simplified engineering methods, statistical methods and artificial intelligence methods, and further prospects are proposed for additional research reference.
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