Data Analysis and Energy Modeling in Smart and Zero-Energy Buildings and Communities
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2025 | Viewed by 2694
Special Issue Editor
Interests: building physics; energy efficiency; indoor monitoring; occupant behavior; energy modeling; renewable energy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Considering the increased smartness of buildings and the rapid development of monitoring technologies, the mitigation of climate change through renewable energy integration and efficient energy management is expected. The usage of the IoT, sensors, data analysis, and energy modeling can be substantial to achieve the goal of Zero-Energy Buildings and Communities.
It is important to underline that, despite being equipped with high-energy-efficiency solutions, a building cannot perform as predicted, demonstrating a significant energy performance gap. Monitoring, data collection and analysis, and modelling are relevant instruments to identify impactful variables and simulate complex energy behavior. Moreover, many sociological and engineering challenges caused by temporal and spatial changes on demand-side and supply-side remain.
Papers submitted for consideration for publication in this Special Issue should advance and disseminate information related to sensing technologies and energy modeling approaches integrated with smart buildings in order to help achieve very high performance.
Acceptable topics include original reviews, advanced research, or explorations of new concepts pertinent to monitoring, data analysis, and energy modeling of smart buildings and cities. Cutting-edge energy data collection and modeling in realizing a zero-energy balance and carbon neutrality for buildings are highly encouraged to contribute to the sustainable development of the building sector.
Dr. Marilena De Simone
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- smart building
- smart community
- zero energy
- IoT data
- sensing
- monitoring
- energy modeling
- big data
- data analysis
- data-driven approach
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