Advances in High-Performance Buildings: Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Opportunities
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 376
Special Issue Editors
2. RSE S.p.A.—Ricerca Sul Sistema Energetico, Via Raffaele Rubattino 54, 20134 Milano, Italy
Interests: life cycle assessment; cogeneration; renewable energy technologies; energy efficiency in buildings; energy community
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Interests: buildings energy efficiency; indoor comfort; renewable energy communities
Interests: urban resilience; urban microclimate; urban sustainability; sustainable development; energy efficiency in building; built environment; building technology; environmental monitoring; wearable sensing; human comfort; multi-domain comfort; crowdsensing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Given the challenging goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, and considering that the construction sector is responsible for a significant amount of the global energy consumption and GHG emissions, the need for innovative and sustainable strategies to improve building efficiency while enhancing both indoor and outdoor comfort levels is crucial. Furthermore, in the near future, buildings should not only meet higher energy performance standards, but also serve as opportunities for renewable energy production.
In this context, the present Special Issue aims to explore new opportunities in the application of advanced techniques for both new and existing buildings. This includes leveraging analyses conducted at various scales, from building materials to the urban level.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Low-impact building materials;
- Microclimate mitigation strategies;
- Renewable energy systems and PtX for buildings;
- Occupants’ environmental comfort.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Franco Cotana
Dr. Veronica Lucia Castaldo
Dr. Ilaria Pigliautile
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- indoor and outdoor comfort
- energy efficiency
- environmental impact
- renewable energies
- PtX
- LCA
- CFD
- dynamic simulation
- microclimate mitigation
- multiphysic analysis
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