TY - JOUR
T1 - Smart retrofitting for existing buildings
T2 - State of the art and future research directions
AU - Peiris, Sanduni
AU - Lai, Joseph H.K.
AU - Kumaraswamy, Mohan M.
AU - Hou, Huiying (Cynthia)
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: The study reported is supported by the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/10/1
Y1 - 2023/10/1
N2 - Transforming ordinary buildings into smart building (SB)s, considered as ‘smart retrofitting (SR)’, requires retrofit works that involve smart technology applications. Given the limited knowledge about the SR concept, a systematic literature review was conducted using a mixed methods approach. Following the ‘Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)’ framework, which is a well-recognized comprehensive reporting guideline for systematic reviews, SR-related literature was first identified from ‘Scopus’ and ‘Web of Science’. A bibliometric analysis of the identified literature revealed that the past research predominantly focused on energy efficiency and occupant comfort while social and legal issues were underexplored. A further, qualitative review of the shortlisted literature unveiled the SR research gaps and six future research areas: (1) smart retrofit performance evaluation, (2) SR applications for building envelope optimization, (3) renewable energy integration through SR applications, (4) SR applications for demand side management, (5) stakeholder engagement in SR, and (6) planning for effective SR implementation. Outcomes synthesized from this study include a framework consolidating the review findings and a mapping exhibiting the nexus of future research directions, which serve to facilitate and catalyze expected efforts for realizing SBs.
AB - Transforming ordinary buildings into smart building (SB)s, considered as ‘smart retrofitting (SR)’, requires retrofit works that involve smart technology applications. Given the limited knowledge about the SR concept, a systematic literature review was conducted using a mixed methods approach. Following the ‘Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)’ framework, which is a well-recognized comprehensive reporting guideline for systematic reviews, SR-related literature was first identified from ‘Scopus’ and ‘Web of Science’. A bibliometric analysis of the identified literature revealed that the past research predominantly focused on energy efficiency and occupant comfort while social and legal issues were underexplored. A further, qualitative review of the shortlisted literature unveiled the SR research gaps and six future research areas: (1) smart retrofit performance evaluation, (2) SR applications for building envelope optimization, (3) renewable energy integration through SR applications, (4) SR applications for demand side management, (5) stakeholder engagement in SR, and (6) planning for effective SR implementation. Outcomes synthesized from this study include a framework consolidating the review findings and a mapping exhibiting the nexus of future research directions, which serve to facilitate and catalyze expected efforts for realizing SBs.
KW - Bibliometric
KW - Building
KW - Retrofit
KW - Review
KW - Smart
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85165541863&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107354
DO - 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107354
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85165541863
SN - 2352-7102
VL - 76
JO - Journal of Building Engineering
JF - Journal of Building Engineering
M1 - 107354
ER -