One of the fundamental challenges in today's world is substituting fossil fuels with renewable energies. All the frequent practices have been intensified in order to utilize the earth and its environment as a source of ene. ••This study reviews the recent literature about the solar passive strategies. In a country's development, one significant role is played by energy. As fossil fuels encompass a very large portion of today's world energy consumption, renewable energies that cou. 2.1. World energy concernsIn today's world, energy sources have performed necessary functions, such as creating heat, supplying drinking water, generating powe. The Pinnacle or the Bishopsgate Tower is one of the latest Ken Yeang's projects, which totally illustrates the characteristics of his green and ecological skyscrapers (Fig. 4). It is a type of. Eventually, by considering today's global warming and world's economy, no one doubts that current energy sources are not interminable. So, the necessity of sustainable desig.
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Do high-rise buildings use solar energy?
This kind of energy conservation might be meaningfully reached in high-rise building design. In order to evaluate high-rise buildings in terms of solar energy use, the author analyzes the case studies from both passive solar strategies and active solar technologies' aspects.
Does renovating high-rise residential buildings reduce energy demand?
The energy impacts of renovating high-rise residential buildings have been studied widely and both envelope and mechanical system renovations have been shown to substantially reduce energy demand , , , , , , , , .
Can high-rise buildings gain solar radiation?
Finally, high-rise buildings have great potential to gain solar radiations because of their vast facades. Analyzing case studies illustrate that applying solar passive strategies in high-rise buildings have a meaningful effect on reducing the total annual cooling and heating energy demand.
Do daylighting and solar energy affect high rise buildings?
This paper summarizes the benefits and defects of daylighting and solar energy effects on high rise buildings. High rise buildings are seemingly well-tuned to their climate; and they provide a major portion of their own energy requirements through integrated passive design, daylighting, and intelligent control systems.
Should high-rise residential buildings be renovated?
Based on our review, the renovation of high-rise residential buildings is a relative late comer to the long list of initiatives in developed nations aimed at conserving energy and reducing GHG emissions (e.g. Energy Star, green building rating systems, Architecture 2030, Net-Zero/Near Net-Zero/Net-Zero ready targets).
Can building renovations improve energy performance?
Dynamic hypothesis: While building renovations can improve the energy performance and reduce the GHG emissions of buildings, a lack of focus on the 'building-as-a-system' concept causes overheating and poor IAQ and limits realized energy savings, providing little incentive for future renovation projects.