Optimization of Building Thermal and Indoor Air Quality Performance
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 5825
Special Issue Editor
Interests: building performance optimization; net-zero energy; smart buildings; passive design; energy efficiency; thermal comfort; high-performance materials; whole-building hygrothermal performance; building integrated renewable systems; life-cycle assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Guest Editor is inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of “Optimization of Building Thermal and Indoor Air Quality Performances”. Currently, there is a global movement in designing and building more airtight and highly insulated buildings with the aim of reducing their energy use and impacts on the environment. Measures that are taken to improve the energy performance of the buildings, however, should not compromise the indoor air quality of the buildings, where people spend most of their time. As such, the optimization of buildings' thermal and indoor air quality performances is critical in designing and operating high-performance buildings.
This Special Issue will focus on optimization and smart operations of high-performance buildings. Topics of interest for publication include but are not limited to:
- Net-zero energy building;
- Ventilation and IAQ;
- Building-integrated renewable systems;
- Indoor and outdoor pollutants transport;
- Advanced building envelope design;
- Thermal comfort;
- Smart control;
- Advanced materials and systems;
- Resilient building;
- Climate change and buildings performance.
Dr. Fitsum Tariku
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Building optimization
- Net-zero buildings
- Indoor air quality
- Thermal comfort
- Passive design Building envelope
- Hygrothermal performance
- Renewable energy
- Building control
