Sustainable Energy Systems in Buildings
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 17744
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy efficiency improvements in building and industrial sectors; development of new and innovative integrated energy systems capable of promoting living standards in developing countries; assessment and multi-criteria analyses of renewable energy generation systems from energy; exergy; economic and environmental points of view; use of simulation and machine- learning approaches to predict performances of various energy systems
Interests: high-performance buildings; building integration technology; passive and active buildings energy systems; building integrated photovoltaic; energy efficiency under extreme hot climate; green building certification; building integrated agriculture; human factors in the built environment; environmental experience design; design for health and wellbeing
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Interests: renewable energy resources assessment (wind, solar, and geothermal); meteorological measurements; windy site selection; wind farm design; hybrid power systems design and optimization; indirect and direct evaporative cooling system performance evaluation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Buildings are responsible for one-third of the total energy consumption in the world with a significant amounts of dioxide carbon emissions. Sustainable Energy Systems have the potential to accelerate the transition towards a new generation of buildings capable of enhancing occupants’ comfort and their productivity while holistically addressing the current global social, economic and environmental challenges. Integrating clean, reliable and highly-efficient energy systems adapted to buildings is extremely vital to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings, improve their overall energy efficiency and reduce their life-cycle operating costs. The research community has so far made considerable progress to propose different energy systems serving various building end-uses such as heating, cooling, hot water production, and in-site power generation. However, there is still a need to develop further improved strategies and frameworks to perfect the integration of more affordable and highly-efficient energy systems in real-life applications. In this direction, Sustainability journal launches a call for papers under a Special Issue entitled “Sustainable Energy Systems in Buildings”. Editors seek original research and review papers that propose, analyze, and optimize innovative energy systems adapted to various typologies of buildings with an emphasis on guidelines and strategies that promote their success in practical applications on buildings. The topics of interest to this special issue include, but are not restricted to:
- Sustainable passive and active energy systems,
- Smart energy systems,
- Energy storage in buildings or energy storage in the built environment
- Innovative HVAC systems,
- Integrated renewable energy systems in buildings,
- Hybrid and multigenerational applications in buildings,
- Sustainable construction materials,
- Low-carbon footprint architectural design,
- Demand-side management in buildings, and
- Human factors in energy efficiency and management
The topics addressed by this special issue would help researchers, practitioners, and policy makers not only discover the state-of-the-art energy systems adapted to buildings but would also help them understand their potential and impact in terms of energy efficiency improvement and emissions mitigation.
Dr. Amine Allouhi
Prof. Dr. Kheira Anissa Tabet Aoul
Dr. Shafiqur Rehman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable energy systems
- building applications
- innovative materials
- renewable energy
- energy storage
- energy efficiency
- carbon footprint
- smart buildings
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