Underground Plant Factory in a Mine Tunnel – Part 2: Passive Ventilation Integration and Economic Feasibility
October 2026
•An underground plant factory (UGPF) enables economical year-round plant production.•UGPF energy use remains high despite accounting for cooling through rock (Part 1).•Passive ventilation and heat recovery...
A multi-method approach to evaluating indoor environmental quality and energy performance in residential college buildings in a humid subtropical region
October 2026
•Formaldehyde levels exceeded acceptable health thresholds.•Energy Utility Quality (EUQ) metric introduced to evaluate energy efficiency.•Varying building energy performance, with LEED building ranking...
Design parameters on the thermal environment in shopping malls located in solar-rich regions
October 2026
•Field test and simulation of shopping malls in solar energy enriched areas.•Comparison of indoor thermal environment with and without atrium shopping malls.•Constructed a predictive model for annual...
Optimizing daylighting performance and energy efficiency through the integration of parametric split louvers in office buildings
October 2026
•Split louvers improve daylighting performance and reduce lighting energy use.•Optimal positioning ensures well-distributed daylight with parametric control.•Parametric split louvers outperform conventional...
Submicron-sized airborne pathogen trajectory simulations for infection control in a large hospital ward
October 2026
•Airborne pathogens ≤1 µm cannot be neglected for long-range transmission.•Submicron-sized pathogens suspended over 5 minutes under normal ventilation.•Sneezing in 24 bed positions demonstrated spatial...
High-performance windows improve thermal survivability of occupants during cold snaps
October 2026
•Assessment of thermal resilience in residential buildings is essential in cold climates.•High-performance windows can extend thermal survivability time by up to 3.8 days.•High-performance windows can...
Flow and evolution characteristics of the thermal plumes above an inclined area heat source
October 2026
•Flow characteristics of thermal plumes above inclined heat sources were obtained.•Large eddy simulations were used to analyze velocity and temperature.•A formula of plume flow rate above inclined heat...
Solar-powered tri-generation system integrating organic rankine cycle and absorption chiller for passenger trains energy supply
October 2026
•A solar-powered multi-energy system is proposed for passenger train operations.•An integrated PVT-ORC system is proposed for electrification, heating, and cooling.•An exergoeconomic investigation of...
Optimising urban energy dynamics: A multifactorial approach to building energy use and solar photovoltaic power generation in urban blocks
October 2026
•Proposed a framework to assess monthly building energy use and PV power generation.•Analysed the synergistic effect of multiple factors on BEU and PV power generation.•Revealed the BEU and PV power...
Dynamic Thermal Comfort in Impinging-Jet-Ventilated Subway Cabins under Transient Longitudinal Draughts
Available online 25 September 2026
•A coupled CFD-Fiala framework evaluates transient through-draught in subway cabins.•Enhanced surface heat transfer sustains occupant cooling despite local air warming.•Across 12 monitored occupants,...
Understanding statistical downscaling method specific difference in building simulation in future climate change
Available online 24 September 2026
•A new climate downscaling method DATM is used for building performance simulation.•DATM outperforms Morphing in capturing temperature extremes for future climates.•DATM projects more frequent extreme...
Enhancing Multi-Step Cooling Load Forecasting in Hotel Buildings with Occupancy-Aware CEEMDAN–TCN–LSTM Modeling
Available online 22 September 2026
•Occupancy and AC setpoints jointly represent hotel cooling-demand behavior.•Causal CEEMDAN extracts multi-scale features without future-data leakage.•Parallel TCN-LSTM captures complementary short-...
Synergistic effects and optimization of oxygen supply parameters at high altitudes: A study based on a wall-attached oxygen supply method
Available online 17 September 2026
•Tests and simulations were used to analyze the wall-attached oxygen supply method.•A feasible parameter space was constructed based on oxygen regulation requirements.•A dimensionless index was proposed...
A New Error-Aware Hybrid Framework with Particle Swarm Optimization for Explainable Smart Home Energy Forecasting
Available online 16 September 2026
•Presenting a weighted error-aware framework in smart home energy consumption.•Combining the proposed mechanism with PSO algorithm to improve prediction accuracy.•Using the SHAP method to analyse model...
Building morphology and multi-energy systems coupling optimisation in urban mixed-use blocks: Energy, environment and economy performance assessments
Available online 14 September 2026
•Developed a framework for mixed-use block form and multi-energy system optimisation.•Revealed the coupling of block form with MES by multi-task surrogate optimisation.•Proposed a time-by-time surrogate...
Experimental investigation of active living wall systems for enhancing indoor air quality
Available online 4 September 2026
Indoor environmental quality directly affects occupant health and comfort, with air pollution and odor perception representing two important determinants. This study systematically evaluated the combined...
Fundamental design parameters causing ventilation inequality in dormitory complexes: A numerical and field study
August 2026
•This study analyzes how building height and layout affect ventilation equity.•CFD simulations and field wind measurements assess indoor-outdoor ventilation.•Bayesian-optimized XGBoost and SHAP identify...