Sustainable Thermal Comfort: Heat Pump Solutions for Energy-Efficient Buildings

Dear Colleagues,

More than one-third of the total energy of IEA countries is consumed in buildings, and recent energy supply shortages and rising energy prices in the last few years are increasing the importance of energy efficiency of buildings. Alternative heating systems such as heat pumps play a crucial role in reducing energy consumption in buildings and addressing the sustainability of thermal comfort in heat pump solutions for energy-efficient buildings is an important research question essential for their widespread and effective implementation.

In recent years, significant achievements have been made in thermal comfort and heat pump solutions for buildings and numerous new technologies are emerging in the last few years. This Special Issue on “Sustainable Thermal Comfort: Heat Pump Solutions for Energy-Efficient Buildings” aims to highlight advanced technologies and analyses in buildings for researchers, scientists, engineers, architects and others interested in these topics.

Research studies, applied theoretical, or experimental works and review papers are welcome in this Special Issue. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

• Energy efficiency in buildings;
• Sustainability analysis of heat pumps and thermal comfort;
• Ground-/water-/air-source heat pump systems;
• Ground heat exchangers, borehole heat exchangers, horizontal ground heat exchangers;
• Thermal response tests and geothermal tests;
• Passive houses;
• Energy storage in buildings;
• Smart houses and smart heat systems;
• Artificial intelligence in thermal management in buildings;
• Decreasing pollution, emissions, waste, and the other side effects of buildings;
• LCA analysis of thermal systems in buildings.

Dr. Murat Aydin
Guest Editor

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