Frontiers in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability of Buildings
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2022) | Viewed by 3575
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building energy efficiency; renewable energy; zero-energy buildings; energy flexible buildings; building demand response; thermal energy storage
Interests: energy efficiency in buildings; building system control and operation; refrigeration and air conditioning; renewable energy technologies; green building
Interests: building energy efficiency; demand-side management; machine learning in energy systems; grid-building interaction; low-carbon energy system and decarbonisation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The building sector is the largest energy consumer in most countries and accounts for 25–30% of total energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide. Therefore, improving the energy efficiency and sustainability of buildings is an important measure to reduce the global energy usage and promote urban low-carbon or carbon neutrality transformation.
The high energy efficiency and sustainability of buildings can be realized through the lifecycle optimization and integration of multiple technologies within or beyond buildings. Advanced energy efficiency technologies, renewable energy technologies, and low-carbon technologies in the built environment may include 1) a passive design to reduce building demand and environmental impact; 2) advanced HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) technologies and high efficient energy systems; 3) performance assessment, fault detection and diagnosis, optimal control, and operation of existing buildings; 4) development and integration of renewable energy systems such as solar energy systems, wind energy systems, biomass energy systems, etc.; 5) smart buildings toward smart grids and energy-flexible buildings for power demand management and response.
This Special Issue invites researchers to contribute original research papers and technical review papers on innovative approaches and solutions to benefit sustainability and energy efficiency of buildings and assist in reducing energy use and carbon footprint associated to the built environment. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Building design optimization and control optimization;
- Building energy efficiency retrofitting;
- Energy performance assessment and diagnosis;
- Renewable energy technologies;
- Building demand side management;
- Advanced HVAC technologies;
- Energy flexibility and energy storage;
- Low/zero energy buildings;
- Low-carbon, and carbon-free techniques.
Prof. Dr. Chengchu Yan
Dr. Zhengwei Li
Dr. Rui Tang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- energy efficiency
- built environments
- renewable energy
- sustainable technologies
- carbon neutral
- lifecycle optimization
