Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2018: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference in Sustainability on Energy and Buildings (SEB’18)

Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
 Investigation on Illuminance Requirements and Associated Cost Saving Opportunities in Garment Factories  (M. A. Wijewardane, S. A. N. C. Sudasinghe, H. K. G. Punchihewa, W. K. D. L. Wickramasinghe, S. A. Philip, M. R. S. U. Kumara)....Pages 1-11
 Trade-Off Optimization of Embodied Versus Operational Carbon Impact for Insulation and Window to Wall Ratio Design Choices: A Case Study  (Farshid Shadram, Jani Mukkavaara, Jutta Schade, Marcus Sandberg, Thomas Olofsson)....Pages 12-20
 Simulation-Supported Design Optimization of Atrium Buildings with Passive Cooling in Austria  (Sören Eikemeier, Robert Wimmer, Ardeshir Mahdavi)....Pages 21-31
 Studies of Elderly Thermal Comfort in Outdoor Environments in Severe Cold Area of China  (Hong Jin, Bo Wang, Liang Qiao)....Pages 32-42
 Assessing the Energy Use and Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Maritime Infrastructure Projects  (Jan Krantz, Tim Johansson)....Pages 43-51
 Identifying Physical Features that Facilitate and Impede Building Adaptation  (Anna K. Black, Brandon E. Ross, Zoraya Rockow)....Pages 52-62
 Observations of Physical Activity in Winter Urban Parks Using UAVs: A Case Study of Four City Parks, Harbin, China  (Jingran Xu, Qing Bian, Xiaolong Zhao)....Pages 63-73
 Multicriteria Assessment of Sustainable Intelligent Buildings  (Santoso Wibowo, Srimannarayana Grandhi)....Pages 74-84
 Toward Increasing the Use of Reclaimed and Recycled Building Materials: Making the Case for Investigating Stakeholder Expectations  (Zahra Balador, Morten Gjerde, Nigel Isaacs, Sara Shabahang)....Pages 85-94
 Integration of Renewable Energies to Convert University Commercial Buildings to Net-Zero Energy Buildings  (Pranitha Muthuraju, Mojtaba Moghimi, Sascha Stegen, Junwei Lu, Prasad Kaparaju)....Pages 95-105
 The Impact of Energy Efficient Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems on Energy Performance of University Buildings  (Pranitha Muthuraju, Mojtaba Moghimi, Sascha Stegen, Junwei Lu, Prasad Kaparaju)....Pages 106-115
 Energy Efficiency in School Buildings? How to Use in a Successful Way the Triple Bottom Line Framework?  (Dirk V. H. K. Franco, Tom Kuppens, Dietwig Beckers, Evelien Cruyplandt)....Pages 116-126
 Use of CAE Methods for Exergy-Economic Evaluation of Plate Heat Exchangers for Heat Recovery  (Václav Dvořák, Tomáš Vít)....Pages 127-137
 Estimated and Actual Construction Inventory Data in Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emission Calculations for a Norwegian Zero Emission Building (ZEB) Construction Site  (Selamawit Mamo Fufa, Marianne Kjendseth Wiik, Inger Andressen)....Pages 138-147
 OntoH2G: A Semantic Model to Represent Building Infrastructure and Occupant Interactions  (Richard Chbeir, Yudith Cardinale, Aitor Corchero, Pierre Bourreau, Khouloud Salameh, Nathalie Charbel et al.)....Pages 148-158
 High Resolution Residential Domestic Hot Water Consumption Profiles Using Data Mining Clustering Techniques on Time of Use Data  (Giuseppina Buttitta, Donal Finn)....Pages 159-168
 An Artificial Intelligence Method for Comfort Level Prediction  (Seyed Masoud Sajjadian, Mina Jafari, Peer-Olaf Siebers)....Pages 169-177
 A Techno-Economic and Environmental Analysis of Queensland’s Transition Towards a Low Carbon Society  (Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi, Taha Chaiechi, A. B. M. Rabiul Alam Beg)....Pages 178-188
 Life-Cycle Cost Model for Green Star Office Buildings in Australia  (I. M. Chethana S. Illankoon, Vivian W. Y. Tam, Khoa N. Le, Sajith Vimukthi Weerakoon)....Pages 189-198
 Design and Implementation of a Hierarchical Hybrid Communication Platform for Multi-Microgrid Applications  (Pouya Jamborsalamati, Mojtaba Moghimi, Jahangir Hossain, Junwei Lu)....Pages 199-208
 A Commercial Building Based Microgrid Performance Investigation  (Jiannan Liu, Junwei Lu, M. J. Hossain, Hui Li)....Pages 209-217
 Preliminary Evaluation of Synergizing BIM and Malaysian Carbon Reduction and Environmental Sustainability Tool  (C. C. Ohueri, W. I. Enegbuma, K. K. Kuok, N. M. Wong, L. T. Ng, R. Kenley)....Pages 218-227
 Evaluating Sustainability of Prefabrication Methods in Comparison with Traditional Methods  (Milad Moradibistouni, Brenda Vale, Nigel Isaacs)....Pages 228-237
 Climate Change Risk Management for Public Assets in Semarang, Indonesia  (Jose Lukito, Connie Susilawati, Ashantha Goonetilleke)....Pages 238-246
 Energy Storage Sizing and Optimal Operation Analysis of a Grid-Connected Microgrid  (Rasoul Garmabdari, Mojtaba Moghimi, Fuwen Yang, Evan Gray, Junwei Lu)....Pages 247-257
 The Problem of Lack of Green Space and Rise in Surface Temperature in the City of Mashhad  (Sara Shabahang, Morten Gjerde, Brenda Vale, Zahra Balador)....Pages 258-267
 Improving Sustainability of Indonesian Public Building: Challenges and Policy Strategy  (Darmawan D. Atmoko, Connie Susilawati, Ashantha Goonetilleke)....Pages 268-276
 Passive Energy Performance of Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) Under Different Climatic Conditions  (Kalani C. Dahanayake, Cheuk Lun Chow)....Pages 277-286
 Value Comparison of Distributed Solar Energy Applications in Commercial Buildings Across China  (Hongying Zhao, Rebecca Yang, Trivess Moore, Chengyang Liu)....Pages 287-300
 The Impact of Solar PV Design Tilt and Orientation on Project Values  (Nandini Phadnis, Rebecca J. Yang, Pabasara U. Wijeratne, Hongying Zhao, Chengyang Liu)....Pages 301-310
 Algae Building Technology Energy Efficient Retrofit Potential in Sydney Housing  (Sara J. Wilkinson, Paul Stoller)....Pages 311-321
 A Service Quality Indicator for Apriori Assessment and Comparison of Cellular Energy Grids  (Rolf Egert, Andrea Tundis, Stefan Roth, Max Mühlhäuser)....Pages 322-332
 The Problem of the Modern Built Environment and Enhanced Urban Warming in Iran  (Sara Shabahang, Brenda Vale, Morten Gjerde)....Pages 333-342
 Performance Simulation and Evaluation of Net Zero Energy Buildings in an Australian Coastal Climate  (Joel Anderson, Duane A. Robinson, Zhenjun Ma)....Pages 343-358
 Evaluating Occupant Wellbeing in Retrofitted Dwellings with the Short Form 36 Questionnaire  (D. Jahic, J. R. Littlewood, G. Karani, J. Atkinson, D. Bolton)....Pages 359-368
 Economic Case for Simulated Thermal Energy Improvements to Existing Older South Australian Houses  (David M. Whaley, Timothy R. O’Leary, Bashar Al-Saedi)....Pages 369-380
 Investigating the Capacity Sufficiency of an Optimized Standalone Solar Hot Water Fired Absorption Chiller for Australian 6-Star House: The Case of Adelaide  (Gazinga Abdullah, Ali Al-Alili)....Pages 381-392
 Thermo-Technical Behavior of a Solar Autonomous Hot Water Fired Absorption Chiller: The Case of Adelaide  (Gazinga Abdullah, Ali Al-Alili)....Pages 393-402
 Occupant Interaction with As-Designed Smart Heating: Impacts upon Energy Use & Thermal Comfort  (J. R. Littlewood, I. Smallwood)....Pages 403-412
 Resident’s Issues and Interactions with Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Energy System in High-Performing Low-Energy Dwellings: A User’s Perspective  (David M. Whaley, Stephen R. Berry, Trivess L. Moore, Graeme A. Sheriff, Timothy R. O’Leary)....Pages 413-424
 Systemised Offsite Manufactured Timber Dwelling Typologies from UK Forestry Supply Chains, Enabling a Transition to Nearly Zero Carbon Homes in Wales – An Overview  (J. R. Littlewood, F. Zaccaro, P. Wilgeroth, T. Whyman, G. Karani, N. Evans et al.)....Pages 425-434
 Smart Fire Performance - Assessment of Occupant Safety in Specialised Dwellings  (J. R. Littlewood)....Pages 435-444
 Low-Energy Housing: Are We Asking the Right Questions?  (Stephen Berry, Trivess Moore, Graeme Sheriff, David Whaley)....Pages 445-452
 Does Tenure Matter for Occupant Experiences of Low-Energy Housing?  (Trivess Moore, Graeme Sheriff, David M. Whaley, Stephen R. Berry)....Pages 453-463
 Enablers of an Electricity System Transition  (Sam Wilkinson, Gregory M. Morrison)....Pages 464-477
 Potential for Peer-to-Peer Trading of Energy Based on the Home System of Practice  (Christine Eon, Xin Liu, Gregory M. Morrison)....Pages 478-486
 Power to Gas Energy Storage System for Energy Self-sufficient Smart Cities Development  (Furat Dawood, G. M. Shafiullah, Martin Anda)....Pages 487-498
Back Matter ....Pages 499-500