Retrofit strategies to improve energy efficiency through the integration of thermal insulation into the residential buildings of Saudi Arabia

Approximately 70 % of residential buildings in Saudi Arabia lack adequate thermal insulation, resulting in high cooling demands that contribute to more than 47 % of the nation's electricity consumption. This study aimed to evaluate several thermal insulation retrofit strategies for typical resi...

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Published in:	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Main Authors:	Hassan Hassan Umar, Omar S. Asfour
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Building retrofit Energy efficiency Residential buildings Saudi Arabia Thermal insulation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X25008809