Experiences and methodology in a multidisciplinary energy and architecture competition: Solar Decathlon Europe 2012

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Experiences and methodology in a multidisciplinary energy and architecture competition: Solar Decathlon Europe 2012

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Photoelectrochemical Cell Engineering for Solar Energy Conversion

Tuning the Solar Performance of Building Facades through Polymer 3D Printing: Toward Bespoke Thermo-Optical Properties

Assessment of Monitoring Strategies for Inhalation Exposure and Occupancy in Office Environments

Frequency Regulation with Storage: On Losses and Profits

On the role of energy infrastructure in the energy transition. Case study of an energy independent and CO2 neutral energy system for Switzerland

Building ventilation and outdoor air pollution: Implications for health, comfort and energy

Overview of key results achieved in H2020 HighLite project helping to raise the EU PV industries' competitiveness

Recognizing the life and scientific contributions of a pioneer in solar thermochemistry: Prof. Aldo Steinfeld

OccuVAE: Integrating unsupervised occupancy inference in data-driven energy modeling for human-centric operation

Linear Recursive State Estimation of Hybrid and Unbalanced AC/DC Micro-Grids using Synchronized Measurements

Influence of outdoor air pollution on European residential ventilative cooling potential

A modelling framework for modern heritage buildings energy simulation