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Green Building Technologies II

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 11874

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Steve Kardinal Jusuf

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Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) Program, Engineering Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, 10 Dover Drive, Singapore 138683, Singapore
Interests: urban microclimate modeling and building energy simulation; building passive design and green building technology; building information modeling
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Dr. Chew Beng Soh

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Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) Program, Engineering Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, 10 Dover Drive, Singapore 138683, Singapore
Interests: applied research work in relation to the built environment; the modelling of energy system using OPAL RT system for microgrid setups; microgrid digital twin development for effective energy management and deployment; the smart distributed ess management application for fire hazard mitigation under hot–humid climatic conditions with an AI degradation study for lithium–ion batteries; the modelling of urban farming modular structures
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the last decade, buildings have been designed to be more energy-efficient and to achieve the highest rating in green building certification. The aspiration of achieving a “better performance than the highest rated” green building and a net zero energy building (NZEB) is growing around the world. This is possible because green and smart building technologies have advanced in the area of building air-conditioning systems (HVAC), façade engineering, smart lighting systems, user-level smart control systems such as occupancy positioning, personalized environment setting, plug load monitoring and control, etc., as well as building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). These technologies can be placed into four categories: passive design, active design, energy management, and renewable energy. This Special Issue of Sustainability is inviting papers that develop and demonstrate green building technologies in different climates around the world with respect to these four categories.

Asst. Prof Steve Kardinal Jusuf
Assoc. Pro Soh Chew Beng
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Keywords

  • Green building technologies
  • Smart building technologies
  • Passive design strategies
  • Active design strategies
  • Building energy management
  • Building renewable energy

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Valuation of Ecological Retrofitting Technology in Existing Buildings: A Real-World Case Study
by Domenico Enrico Massimo, Vincenzo Del Giudice, Alessandro Malerba, Carlo Bernardo, Mariangela Musolino and Pierfrancesco De Paola
Sustainability 2021, 13(13), 7001; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137001 - 22 Jun 2021
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The world’s existing buildings are aged, in a state of deterioration and in need of interventions. When selecting the type of possible intervention to be applied, the choice falls between two alternatives: simple unsustainable ordinary maintenance versus ecological retrofitting i.e., an increase in [...] Read more.
The world’s existing buildings are aged, in a state of deterioration and in need of interventions. When selecting the type of possible intervention to be applied, the choice falls between two alternatives: simple unsustainable ordinary maintenance versus ecological retrofitting i.e., an increase in the quality of the indoor environment and building energy saving using local bio-natural materials and products. The present research seeks to respond to the requests of recent comprehensive reviews which ask for the retrofitting of the world’s huge existing building stocks and portfolios by proposing an approach and testing it in a specific case study (at the unit, building and urban block level) which can then be carried out and repeated in the future on a larger urban scale. The real-world experimentation in the provided case study achieved the important outcome and goal of a Green Building strategy and post-carbon city framework i.e., the significant enhancement of the thermal performance of the buildings as a result of a few targeted key external works and the consequent saving of energy in those already existing (but not preserved and not included in the state national register or record of monuments) Liberty-style constructions. All the above show that these important existing buildings can be ecologically retrofitted at an affordable cost, although initially slightly more expensive than the cost of ordinary unsustainable maintenance. However, this difference is offset by the favorable pay-back period, which is fast, acceptable and of short duration. The tried and tested approach, the positive proposed case study and the experimental database-GIS joint platform (the details of which can be found in an additional supplementary research which is currently being carried out) are the bases on which a future decision support system will be proposed. This support system can be carried out as a tailor- made solution for the ecological retrofitting of the enormous existing building stocks and portfolios which must be considered on a larger scale i.e., at ward, quartier, city, regional and country level. Full article
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Performance Analysis of a Facade-Integrated Photovoltaic Powered Cooling System
by Thomas Bröthaler, Marcus Rennhofer, Daniel Brandl, Thomas Mach, Andreas Heinz, Gusztáv Újvári, Helga C. Lichtenegger and Harald Rennhofer
Sustainability 2021, 13(8), 4374; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084374 - 14 Apr 2021
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Due to recent changing climate conditions and glazing of building facades, a rapid increase in the requirement of cooling systems can be observed. Still the main energy source for cooling are fossil fuels. In this article we report on a fully integrated approach [...] Read more.
Due to recent changing climate conditions and glazing of building facades, a rapid increase in the requirement of cooling systems can be observed. Still the main energy source for cooling are fossil fuels. In this article we report on a fully integrated approach of running a heat pump for actively cooling a test room by electric energy, generated by facade integrated photovoltaic modules, the “COOLSKIN” system. Photovoltaic facades are emission free in the operation phase, efficiently utilize otherwise unused surfaces, and portray a favorable method in terms of construction physics and the architectural design of buildings. Compared to existing systems, COOLSKIN is an entirely autonomous system where every component is located inside the facade structure which introduces a high level of plug and play character. In this article the analysis of the electric performance of the COOLSKIN system with respect to its operation under different environmental conditions is presented. The over all system efficiency was determined with 73.9%, compared to a simulated efficiency (PV*SOL) of 68.8%, and to the theoretically expected value of 85%. The system behavior is evaluated depending on photovoltaic output and the cooling demand. The analysis shows that a considerable amount of cooling demand could be decentrally fulfilled with photovoltaic energy, but environmental conditions as well as system layout have a considerable impact on system performance. Full article
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A Holistic Review of Building Energy Efficiency and Reduction Based on Big Data
by Jeeyoung Lim, Joseph J. Kim and Sunkuk Kim
Sustainability 2021, 13(4), 2273; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042273 - 19 Feb 2021
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The construction industry is recognized as a major cause of environmental pollution, and it is important to quantify and evaluate building energy. As interest in big data has increased over the past 20 years, research using big data is active. However, the links [...] Read more.
The construction industry is recognized as a major cause of environmental pollution, and it is important to quantify and evaluate building energy. As interest in big data has increased over the past 20 years, research using big data is active. However, the links and contents of much literature have not been summarized, and systematic literature studies are insufficient. The objective of this study was a holistic review of building energy efficiency/reduction based on big data. This review study used a holistic analysis approach method framework. As a result of the analysis, China, the Republic of Korea, and the USA had the most published papers, and the simulation and optimization area occupied the highest percentage with 33.33%. Most of the researched literature was papers after 2015, and it was analyzed because many countries introduced environmental policies after the 2015 UN Conference on Climate Change. This study can be helpful in understanding the current research progress to understand the latest trends and to set the direction for further research related to big data. Full article
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Multi-Criteria Performance Assessment for Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic Windows in Different Climate Contexts
by Gigih Rahmandhani Setyantho, Hansaem Park and Seongju Chang
Sustainability 2021, 13(4), 2198; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042198 - 18 Feb 2021
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Semi-transparent photovoltaic (STPV) windows, one of the building façade elements, can generate electricity and provide a certain amount of daylight for occupants. Nevertheless, expensive cost and unsatisfying indoor daylight performance in the room are common problems with STPV windows. This study investigates the [...] Read more.
Semi-transparent photovoltaic (STPV) windows, one of the building façade elements, can generate electricity and provide a certain amount of daylight for occupants. Nevertheless, expensive cost and unsatisfying indoor daylight performance in the room are common problems with STPV windows. This study investigates the thermal, daylight, energy, and life-cycle cost performance of STPV windows by considering varied window-to-wall ratios, building orientations, and STPV module types. The electricity balance index (elBI) indicator is proposed as one of the performance evaluation criteria. Two types of building models are established for this study: a rig-test building as the baseline building model and a KAIST campus research facility as the test building model along with the actual measurements and simulations using DesignBuilder. Results show that the STPV window in the Mediterranean climate demonstrates higher efficiency based on the elBI indicator. Decision-making analysis using the analytic hierarchy process and PROMETHEE II found weighting rates of 0.309, 0.076, and 0.465 for elBI, comfort, and cost criteria, respectively. Furthermore, lighting energy consumption becomes a critical variable for STPV module type selection, while a simple ON/OFF lighting control system can improve the elBI value by 0.02 ~ 0.04. Our research findings could potentially improve the decision-making process for building and urban energy systems selection in different climate types. Full article
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