Human-Centered Energy Optimization in Built Environment

Dear Colleagues,

Central to our daily lives, built environments seamlessly integrate energy optimization with thermal comfort. Given our significant time in these spaces, achieving energy efficiency without compromising occupant comfort is essential. This intricate balance has long been a focal point of intellectual discourse.

Today's emphasis on environmental sustainability demands more than just energy conservation. It underscores the importance of thermal comfort, environmental health, and enhanced productivity. Bolstered by cutting-edge technologies, modern methods surpass traditional ones in tackling these intertwined challenges.

The Industry 4.0 revolution offers a renewed perspective, highlighting avenues to address long-standing issues in the built environment domain. Innovations like system integration, personal environmental control systems, and intelligent building technologies across various scales present promising strategies to synergize energy efficiency with optimal thermal comfort.

With these considerations, this Special Issue seeks to foster a collaborative space for researchers from diverse disciplines. The focus is on sharing pioneering solutions, insights, and breakthroughs centred on energy and thermal comfort synergy within our built environments.

We invite authors to share their expertise, from innovative technical strategies to comprehensive reviews, insightful case studies, and rigorous analytical studies. The overarching objective is to deepen our understanding of sustainable practices within built environments, emphasizing energy efficiency and thermal comfort.

Dr. Joon-Ho Choi
Dr. Wooyoung Jung
Guest Editors

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• energy optimization
• thermal comfort
• environmental comfort
• energy efficiency
• sustainable design
• building systems
• system integration
• personalized environmental controls
• sustainable urban planning
• intelligent building technologies
• computational methodologies
• environmental sustainability
• resilience in built design
• occupant well-being
• energy conservation
• building automation systems
• green building materials