It is highly desirable to secure the net-zero targets by employing sustainable building materials that can store and release their energy depending on weather.

In order to achieve the ambitious objective of decarbonising the economy, it is mandatory, especially in Europe and in Italy, to include the retrofitting of existing buildings. In a country where a large share of existing buildings have heritage value, it is important to design effective retrofit solutions also in historical buildings. In this context, the paper describes the experience of re-d...

One of the most challenging issues in modern-day building energy management involves equipping the buildings with more energy efficient facilities. In this paper, a hybrid system for cooling/heating for a residential building is developed and optimized. The system consists of a ground source heat pump (GSHP) as well as an electric chiller (EC) and boiler. The model is implemented in MATLAB ...

A ‘Just Transition’ seeks to protect the rights of workforce throughout transition away from high carbon industries and towards sustainable economic sectors. This includes reskilling where appropriate a fair distribution benefits, alongside recognition participation affected communities. Drawing on systematic literature review case study delineated by 38 English Local Enterprise Partnerships we...