Advances in Green Building Systems
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: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 1220
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermal comfort; occupant satisfaction; energy benchmarking; evidence-based design
Interests: life cycle carbon and cost assessment; eco-refurbishment; thermal simulation modelling; post-occupancy evaluation
Interests: sustainability; green infrastructure; trees on buildings; green roofs; energy reduction; thermal comfort; urban climate
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Green buildings make use of designs that optimise air leakage, allow for a free flow of air, use high-performance windows and insulation techniques, and use renewable energy. These techniques are meant to increase energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality in buildings by reducing the dependence on fossil fuels, air conditioning and interior heating. The 2-Degree Scenario proposed by the Paris Agreement requires that building-related CO2 emissions drop by 85% from current levels by 2060, which requires all new buildings to be zero carbon by 2030, and existing buildings to be net zero carbon by 2050. The main aim of this Special Issue is to explore the recent advances and challenges in green buildings and topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Green building assessment and communication;
- Green building certifications;
- Costs and benefits;
- Energy efficiency;
- Indoor environmental quality and thermal comfort;
- Measurement of building performance;
- Construction and maintenance;
- Innovations in green building systems;
- Occupant health, satisfaction and productivity;
- Green buildings and COVID-19 risk mitigations.
Dr. Maryam Khoshbakht
Dr. Haniyeh Mohammadpourkarbasi
Dr. Majed Abuseif
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- green buildings
- green certifications
- energy efficiency
- thermal comfort
- indoor environmental quality
- green building costs
- occupant health
- occupant productivity
- occupant satisfaction
- benefits and weaknesses
