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Sustainable Building Thermal and Energy Management: Novel Materials and Advanced Cooling Strategies

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 December 2024 | Viewed by 681

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Chi Yan Tso

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School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: thermofluid; energy and built environment; heat transfer; energy efficient building technology
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Dr. Jianheng Chen

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Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Interests: renewable energy technologies; building energy conservation; radiative sky cooling; solar energy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Considering the increasing global focus on energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, this Special Issue seeks to address the challenges and opportunities present when aiming to achieve optimal thermal comfort while minimizing energy consumption and the environmental impact of buildings. This Special Issue invites original research papers, review articles, and case studies that focus on the thermal and energy management of sustainable buildings, with a particular emphasis on novel materials and advanced cooling strategies. An excellent opportunity will be provided for researchers, engineers, architects, and practitioners to share their latest findings, experiences, and insights regarding sustainable buildings. By exploring novel materials and advanced cooling strategies, this Special Issue will contribute to the development of energy-efficient buildings that promote thermal comfort, reduce energy consumption, and mitigate environmental impacts. This Special Issue will address a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Novel materials for building thermal insulation
  • Advanced cooling strategies
  • Energy-efficient building design
  • Building retrofitting for thermal and energy efficiency
  • Passive envelope systems
  • Renewable energy applications in buildings
  • Thermal and electrical energy storage systems
  • Indoor thermal comfort and occupant well-being
  • HVAC systems
  • Intelligent buildings (operation and control)
  • Life cycle assessment and environmental impact
  • Emerging technologies for sustainable facilities and infrastructure

Authors are invited to submit high-quality, original research papers or review articles that address the aforementioned topics. All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the publication of scholarly work.

Dr. Chi Yan Tso
Dr. Jianheng Chen
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

  • building sustainability
  • building materials
  • cooling strategies
  • thermal management
  • energy efficiency
  • thermal insulation
  • passive cooling
  • renewable energy
  • indoor thermal comfort
  • environmental impact

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Energy Performance and Comfort Analysis of Three Glazing Materials with Distinct Thermochromic Responses as Roller Shade Alternative in Cooling- and Heating-Dominated Climates
by Thilhara Tennakoon, Yin-Hoi Chan, Ka-Chung Chan, Chili Wu, Christopher Yu-Hang Chao and Sau-Chung Fu
Buildings 2024, 14(4), 1157; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14041157 - 19 Apr 2024
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Thermochromic (TC) smart windows are a leading passive building design strategy. Vanadium dioxide (VO2), hydrogel and TC-Perovskite glazing, which constitute the main categories of TC materials, modulate different wavelength regions. Although numerous studies have reported on these TC glazings’ energy-saving potential [...] Read more.
Thermochromic (TC) smart windows are a leading passive building design strategy. Vanadium dioxide (VO2), hydrogel and TC-Perovskite glazing, which constitute the main categories of TC materials, modulate different wavelength regions. Although numerous studies have reported on these TC glazings’ energy-saving potential individually, there is a lack of data comparing their energy efficiencies. Moreover, their suitability as an alternative to dynamic solar shading mechanisms remains unexplored. Using building energy simulation, this study found that a hydrogel glazing with broadband thermochromism can save more energy (22–24% savings on average) than opaque roller shades (19–20%) in a typical office in both New York and Hong Kong. VO2 glazing performed comparably to translucent roller shades (14–16% savings), except when used in poorly daylit conditions. TC-Perovskite was a poor replacement for roller shades (~2% savings). The window-to-wall ratio (WWR) that allowed both energy savings and optimal natural light penetration was also identified for each glazing. Hydrogel glazing demonstrated both energy and daylight efficiency in Hong Kong’s cooling-dominated climate when used in 40–50% WWR configurations. In New York’s colder conditions, VO2 glazing did so for higher WWRs (50–70%). Roller shades could also achieve simultaneous energy savings and visual comfort, but only for highly glazed facades (up to 80%). Full article
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