GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 14 contributing scholarly metadata sources and uses AI-assisted classification to identify signals related to measurement, policy narratives, outcomes, implementation, industrial adoption, and verification.
The goal is not only to discover papers, but to observe how GX research is distributed across research substance, implementation narratives, external expectations, implementation substance, and judgment formation.
Summaries are AI-assisted. Always refer to the original paper for authoritative conclusions.
Peer-reviewedJournalSustainability Switzerland2024#Energy EfficiencyDOI
A Review on Harnessing Renewable Energy Synergies for Achieving Urban Net-Zero Energy Buildings: Technologies, Performance Evaluation, Policies, Challenges, and Future Direction
Noh Y.
A review synthesizing technologies, performance evaluation methods, policies, and challenges for achieving urban net-zero energy buildings (ZEB) through renewable energy synergies. It compares integration approaches and metrics, and outline…
Peer-reviewedConferenceAIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition AIAA Scitech Forum 20252025#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Thermal Comfort Modelling in a Net - Zero Energy Management Platform: A Planar Mirror of Discomfort in a Building Envelope
Ogedengbe E.O.B.
This paper addresses thermal comfort modelling within a net-zero energy management platform, framing discomfort in a building envelope as a 'planar mirror'. It appears to link envelope thermal behaviour with occupant comfort assessment. The…
Peer-reviewedJournalSocietal Impacts2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Reducing waste and carbon footprint in essential oil production: Artificial intelligence–optimized solvent-free microwave extraction for sustainable food and pharmaceutical applications
Bancha Yingngam, Abhiruj Navabhatra, Chakkrapong Chaiburi
This study presents an AI-assisted optimization workflow coupling central composite design and response surface methodology with an artificial neural network surrogate to identify solvent-free microwave extraction conditions that maintain y…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Life Cycle Assessment of ZERAF: Quantifying Carbon Footprint and Life-Cycle Costs
Morteza Zarei, Miren Juaristi
This report presents a 50-year life-cycle assessment and costing of ZERAF, an adaptive opaque façade technology. In new-build and deep-retrofit scenarios it cuts heating demand by up to 88%, cooling by 50%, and operational carbon by 19%, wi…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
A SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE APPROACH FOR NETZERO ENERGY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN A TROPICAL CONTEXT: EVIDENCE FROM MINNA, NIGERIA
Benu, Ali Saifullah, Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology Minna, Prof. R.E Olagunju, DR. P.B Haruna, Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology Minna,
This study designs a Net Zero Energy secondary school in Minna, Nigeria, integrating passive design (natural ventilation, daylighting, insulation) with solar PV and rainwater harvesting. Simulations show that integrated sustainable strategi…
Peer-reviewedJournalEnergy Policy2006#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Optimal household refrigerator replacement policy for life cycle energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and cost
Kim H.C.
This study optimizes when households should replace refrigerators, weighing life-cycle energy use, GHG emissions, and cost. It quantifies the trade-off between keeping older units and upgrading to more efficient models. The framework inform…
Peer-reviewedJournalInternational Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis2024#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Conducting techno-economic analyses of early-stage designs for net-zero water and energy affordable homes
Wurthmann K.
This work develops techno-economic analyses of early-stage designs for affordable homes targeting net-zero water and energy. It aims to quantify cost-versus-performance trade-offs at the design stage to guide feasible choices. Though no abs…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAConference2022 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability Sustech 20222022#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Design and economic analysis of a net-zero water and energy single-family home that meets affordable housing criteria in Florida
Wurthmann K.
This study designs and economically analyzes a net-zero water and energy single-family home that still meets affordable-housing criteria in Florida. It combines solar generation, efficiency measures, and water-saving systems, weighing upfro…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵 JapanJournalمجلة العلوم الهندسية و تكنولوجيا المعلومات2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Quantifying Carbon Footprint of Centrifugal Pump Faults via Vibration-Based Predictive Maintenance: A Power-Law Model
Ali Abdulhussain Naeem, Ahmed Naser Hasan
This study quantifies the carbon footprint of four mechanical faults in centrifugal pumps using a power-law model (R²=0.97) built on open-source CIRA/NASA datasets. Applying Iraq's emission factor (0.66 kg CO₂/kWh), predictive maintenance y…
Peer-reviewedCNJournal2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Low-Carbon Emission and Indoor Formaldehyde Control in the Home Furnishing Industry: Driven by Industrialized Formaldehyde-Free Wood Panels and Wood-Bamboo Construction Technologies
Journal of Housing Welfare, CHUNYAN XU CHUNYAN XU, LI LU LI LU +1
This study examines a shift from conventional post-treatment to integrated full-space source control of indoor formaldehyde. Evaluating MDI-based formaldehyde-free adhesives, wood-bamboo construction, straw-based panels, and integrated fini…
Peer-reviewedJournalCase Studies in Construction Materials2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Durable and low-carbon nano-modified concrete for transportation infrastructure in cold regions
Yinglong Liu, Haojie Qin, Pengzhen Lin
This study compares nano-SiO₂, nano-TiO₂, and MWCNTs in concrete under identical salt-frost exposure, integrating durability tests, microstructure analysis, and manufacturing-stage CO₂ assessment. Nano-SiO₂ performed best: the optimal mix c…
JournalNext Sustainability2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Energy Management Systems (ISO 50001), carbon neutrality, circular economy and the sustainable development goals: A bibliometric and systematic review
Muhammad Ikram, Jinane Es‐sadki
This study maps the global ISO 50001 research landscape via bibliometric analysis and a PRISMA-based systematic review of 111 articles (2015-2025). It identifies recurring links between energy planning, performance measurement, operational …
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalApplied and Computational Engineering2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Energy Efficiency Optimization and Low-Carbon Operation of 5G Base Stations Toward Carbon Neutrality
Zekai Yu
This paper models 5G base station energy use by traffic load and proposes an integrated low-carbon operation framework combining hardware/software optimization, renewables, storage, and smart-grid coordination. It designs an AI-based traffi…
Preprint🇨🇳 ChinaZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
PUE is blind to the schedule: energy and carbon trade-offs of GPU training workloads in a high-altitude AI data centre
Xian Cai
PUE, the metric China's 'East Data, West Computing' programme uses to rank western hub clusters, is structurally incapable of ranking the carbon performance of AI training workloads. Across ten schedules of the same job, mean PUE is identic…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournaleceee Summer Study proceedings2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Systems thinking to reduce energy waste
Nick Eyre, Jan Rosenow
Energy waste occurs interdependently across the whole supply chain, requiring system-level rather than point-of-use analysis. Large-scale electrification with renewables cuts waste in power generation, transport and fuel processing, while h…
PreprintZenodo2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Optimization of hybrid GA–PSO-based energy management with Six Sigma penalty in buildings
Nurwijayanti, K. N., Asnawi, Rustam, Jati, Handaru +2
This study proposes a hybrid GA–PSO building energy management model integrated with Six Sigma quality control (UCL/LCL, Cpk). Using 30 days of operational data, GA-PSO+Six Sigma cut energy use by 7.5% vs GA and 6.6% vs PSO while reducing c…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalWorld Journal of Critical Care Medicine2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
From carbon cost to climate care: Greening our intensive care units
Sargam Goel, Sahil Kataria, Deven Juneja
ICUs are among healthcare's most carbon-intensive settings due to continuous energy demand, single-use devices, and high pharmaceutical use. This narrative review synthesizes life-cycle evidence and international case studies to outline fea…
🇺🇸 USAReport2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Modernizing the Built Environment: Closing Institutional Gaps to Scale Decarbonization
Thomas Kwan, Vincent Petit, Erin Heinz +1
Schneider Electric Research Institute and Boston University analyze institutional gaps blocking U.S. building decarbonization via 60 practitioner interviews in Boston and Phoenix. Three-quarters of obstacles lack a line item in standard cos…
Peer-reviewedJournalTransportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Deployment-oriented validation of vessel energy efficiency inference for maritime decarbonisation policy
Xun Yang, Ran Yan
This paper validates methods for inferring vessel energy efficiency with a deployment-oriented lens, assessing accuracy and applicability for maritime decarbonisation policy. It aims to bridge estimation techniques and real-world policy imp…
Peer-reviewedJournalJournal of Green Building2011#Energy EfficiencyDOI
From low-energy to net zero-energy buildings: Status and perspectives
Voss K.
A review-type paper on the transition from low-energy to net zero-energy buildings (ZEB), outlining status and future perspectives. Building decarbonization is a key GX area, but without an abstract the specific findings, methods, and geogr…