GX & Decarbonization Research

Obafemi Ibitoye

This study assessed the impact of compressed stabilized earth block (CSEB) housing on residents' well-being in Ogun State, Nigeria, compared to sandcrete block housing. CSEB residents reported fewer respiratory symptoms, better sleep qualit…

Zhiling Ren, Jia Guo, Minjie Hu +3

This study assesses energy, water, and carbon costs of greenhouse climate control under South African time-of-use tariffs. It explores price-responsive operation to reduce costs and carbon emissions, offering insights for energy efficiency …

Ali Behbudlu Imamverdi

This paper assesses and optimizes the exergy efficiency of vacuum degassing in low-carbon steel production. It identifies energy losses and proposes improvements to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, offering practical insights fo…

Johnson, Jewel, C S, Krishnapriya, D T, Raniya +2

This paper proposes a conceptual design of an AI-assisted Phase Change Material (PCM) thermal panel for buildings. The system integrates encapsulated PCMs with sensors and AI control to stabilize indoor temperatures, reducing reliance on HV…

Lale Karataş Billor, Muhammet Abdulmecit Kınıklı, Fatih Ünal

This study analyzes 804 publications on energy-efficient restoration, decarbonization, heritage conservation, and sustainable tourism of historic buildings using bibliometric methods. Co-citation analysis reveals two intellectual schools: E…

Md Abdullah All Noman

This study compares energy efficiency and carbon emissions of cloud versus on-premise data centers, showing cloud achieves 87.8% lower annual energy consumption for equivalent workloads. With renewable energy grids, emissions drop an additi…

Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa

This report analyzes Nigeria's construction and housing sector's transition to sustainability, addressing rapid urbanization, housing deficit, and climate vulnerabilities. Based on stakeholder interviews and focus groups, it finds high awar…

Paolo Bertoldi

Energy efficiency is the most cost-effective way to cut emissions, yet a large investment gap persists. This paper analyzes barriers (small fragmented projects, lender risk aversion, split incentives) and examines instruments from public su…

Jie Chen, Xudong Yin, Tianbo Zhou +3

This review comprehensively covers multiscale structural engineering of smart textiles for personal thermal management. By integrating material properties to fabric topology, it enables dynamic control of heat transfer, reducing reliance on…

Atousa Momenaei, Andrea Soledad Martinez, María Isabel Rivera-Barraza +2

This paper proposes high-performance sunspace design for low-carbon heating in schools, utilizing passive solar techniques to reduce heating energy consumption and contribute to building decarbonization. It focuses on applicability in educa…

Krithika Sridharan, Aalok Dinkar Khandekar, Anant Maringanti

This study analyzes socio-technical transitions in vernacular built environments (VBEs) in Hyderabad, India, using a SCOT framework. Examining 12 dwellings, it finds that interventions retaining traditional technology and spatial logic sust…

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This paper aims to understand CO2 emission characteristics at the construction planning stage of civil engineering works. By assessing emissions early in the planning phase, it may contribute to decarbonizing construction processes. Specifi…

Michael Bane

This study shows that carbon-intensity-based scheduling of computation in time and space yields far greater emission reductions than code-level optimizations. For matrix operations, implementation choices achieve 51x energy savings, and shi…

Barbosa, Gabriela, Almeida, Manuela

This paper focuses on digital interoperability for Building Renovation Passports (BRP), proposing a framework to support sustainable building renovation and decarbonization. It analyzes challenges in data standardization and information sha…

Boonyaputthipong C.

This paper examines the potential of building envelope renovation to achieve net zero energy building (NZEB) in hot-humid climates. It evaluates combinations of insulation and window improvements to reduce energy consumption, offering insig…

R. Zhao, Yu Zhang, J. Cao +3

This study develops a carbon flow traceability model for waste feed resource utilization equipment, proposing moisture-based load-following control and a multi-machine energy efficiency redistribution strategy. Experiments show 20% energy r…

Stjepan Škudar

This paper focuses on interpreting cost-effectiveness in low-carbon anaesthesia, discussing how decarbonization efforts in healthcare should be evaluated from an economic perspective. Specific methods and results are unclear, but it likely …

Malini Srivastava

Buildings in the US consume ~40% of energy and emit 38% of GHGs, yet the energy efficiency gap persists. This dissertation proposes using serious pervasive games to address heterogeneous consumer needs and promote energy-saving behavior and…

Dipendra Paneru, Subash Koirala, P. Mukhopadhyaya

This paper reviews hygrothermal behavior and field monitoring of mass timber (CLT, glulam) buildings, highlighting moisture management challenges due to wood's hygroscopic nature. It examines modeling approaches including numerical simulati…

Eugene Misa Darko, Doris Arthur

Using Australian data from 1990-2020 and a dynamic ARDL model, this study finds that energy efficiency (EE) has the largest short-run mitigating effect on CO2 emissions, followed by environmental taxes and renewables, while non-renewable en…