Modelling and Management of Energy in Buildings to Support Smart Energy Communities

Dear Colleagues,

Human life is closely linked to the energy performance of existing buildings, since most of our time is spent within indoor environments, whether for housing activities, work or hobbies. The large level of urbanization has made buildings the largest consumers of energy, mostly coming from inefficient use of fossil sources, and consequently leading to 36% of overall greenhouse gas emissions.

Although the exhaustibility of resources and their need for sustainable growth are factors which have been considered since the 1970s, the current challenges require a common effort to reduce the contribution of buildings to environmental degradation.

Therefore, considering the growing interest in improving building energy performance, this Special Issue focuses on:

• Efficient methods and tools to manage complex environments such as net Zero-Emission Buildings (nZEBs) and Smart Buildings (SBs).
• Optimized control strategies to combine efficient use of HVAC systems, lighting, appliances and renewable energy source production.
• Optimized control strategies to match the user’s behaviour.
• Application of large-scale renovation strategies to achieve the targets of Smart Buildings.
• Strategies for the development of energy communities by considering buildings as part of an interconnected urban system.

Dr. Laura Carnieletto
Guest Editor

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• smart and net ZEBs
• control strategies for HVAC systems and RES combination
• user behavior
• energy communities
• urban scale energy share