Advanced Technologies in Energy Consumption and Optimization for Residential Buildings
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 January 2026 | Viewed by 379
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Interests: energy consumption prediction; load forcasting; machine learning; artificial intelligence; hyperspectral image processing; biometric identification techniques; assisted living technologies; image/video processing; embedded systems
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Interests: energy integration systems; machine learning; control systems; quantum technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The pursuit of energy-efficient, resilient, and intelligent residential buildings is driving significant advancements in technology, sustainability, and construction design. This Special Issue invites pioneering research that explores how advanced technologies and interdisciplinary strategies can optimize energy consumption and enhance energy efficiency, specifically within the context of the building sector.
To ensure alignment with the scope of Buildings, the focus is on innovations that directly impact residential building design, construction, operation, and performance. We aim to integrate diverse fields—including energy systems, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning (ML), and sustainable living environments—to highlight the latest methodologies and technologies contributing to energy-efficient residential buildings.
We welcome original research and review articles addressing, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Energy efficiency in residential buildings;
- Smart energy management systems;
- Renewable energy integration in homes;
- Energy optimization algorithms for buildings;
- Building energy modeling and simulation;
- Home energy management systems (HEMSs);
- Monitoring and analytics of residential energy consumption;
- AI and ML applications in building energy optimization;
- Energy storage solutions for residential use;
- Zero-energy and net-zero buildings;
- Building automation and control systems;
- IoT-enabled energy management in homes;
- Smart metering and lighting control;
- User behavior and energy use in residential settings;
- Energy efficiency standards and regulations in housing;
- Policy implications for residential energy systems.
This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research that advances the design and operation of energy-efficient residential buildings. We encourage submissions that present innovative solutions, practical implementations, and theoretical advancements with clear relevance to the building sector.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this impactful area of research.
Dr. Akbar Sheikh Akbari
Dr. Faheem Khan
Dr. Mohammad Hassan Khooban
Prof. Dr. Iosif Mporas
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- energy efficiency
- smart energy management systems
- renewable energy integration
- energy optimization algorithms
- building energy modeling
- home energy management systems (HEMS)
- energy consumption monitoring
- artificial intelligence in energy optimization
- energy storage systems
- machine learning for energy efficiency
- zero-energy buildings
- energy performance simulation
- building automation systems
- IoT in energy management
- smart metering
- lighting control systems
- energy consumption analytics
- energy policy and regulation
- user behavior and energy consumption and energy efficiency standards
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