Advances in the Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort of Buildings

Dear Colleagues,

The energy efficiency of existing and newly built buildings is one of the key issues related to reducing the use of nonrenewable energy sources and CO₂ emissions. It produces many challenges concerning diminishing energy use while providing thermal comfort throughout the year, both in residential and public utility buildings. The problems connected with energy-efficient design concern both structures with external partitions of the buildings and their effective installation systems. Actions should be taken not only to diminish heat losses but also to ensure overheating protection and the effective use of renewable energy sources in a passive or active way; therefore, this Special Issue is intended for the presentation of new ideas and experimental research results aiming at effective energy use in buildings, ranging from theory to practical applications.

Areas relevant to energy efficiency and structures ensuring thermal comfort include, but are not limited to, highly insulated building casing, thermal bridges, solar passive design, including solar spaces, atria, transparent insulations, double-skin façades, overheating protection, shading and ventilation strategies, users’ behavior, active solar heating systems, heat pumps, optimization of building installation, and passive as well as low-energy buildings.

Dr. Magdalena Grudzińska
Dr. Jing Zhao
Guest Editors

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