Facilities: Volume 31 Issue 3/4

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Energy management of chiller systems by data envelopment analysis

Fu Wing Yu, Kwok Tai Chan

The operation of chiller systems could account for considerable electricity consumption in air‐conditioned buildings in subtropical regions. The purpose of this paper is to…

The perceptions of tenants in the refurbishment of tower blocks

Nicholas Chileshe, Jamal M. Khatib, Mohamed Farah

Refurbishment has been suggested as a means towards sustainable development. The paper seeks to examine the tenants' perception on the benefits, effectiveness and overall…

Building information modelling (BIM) for sustainable building design

Kam‐din Wong, Qing Fan

Because of global environmental concerns, sustainable design has become a mainstream building design goal in recent years. Sustainable development is even more urgent in the light…

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Energy audit and prospective energy conservation: Studies at residential college buildings in a tropical region

Adi Ainurzaman Jamaludin, Noor Zalina Mahmood, Nila Keumala, Ati Rosemary Mohd Ariffin, Hazreena Hussein

The purpose of this paper is to present the efficiency of electricity use and potential of electricity reduction at 12 residential colleges located at University of Malaya Campus…

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Decision support model for energy‐efficient improvement of entire building stocks

Antje Junghans

In recent years, steadily rising and ever‐changing energy prices have required the development of sustainable strategies to reduce the energy consumption of buildings. Measures to…

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ISSN:

0263-2772

Online date, start – end:

1983

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Dr Joseph Lai
  • Dr Sarel Lavy