Modeling, Analysis, Optimization and Control of HVAC Systems in Buildings

Dear Colleagues,

Buildings are major consumers of global energy. Improvements in the design and operation of building energy systems, specifically HVAC systems can reduce energy costs in homes and commercial buildings, which represents a significant economic opportunity. Reliable models, optimization techniques, and advanced control strategies are essential to achieve the maximum overall performance efficiency of HVAC systems and thereby reduce building energy uses. Thus, the aim of this Special Issue is to address the needs of new modeling techniques for the design and operation of building energy systems, advanced operation of HVAC systems through better control and control sequence strategies, data-enabled modeling and optimization methods, advanced computational methods for buildings, and any innovative design and operation techniques that can lead to better building energy system efficiency.

We invite high-quality, cutting-edge articles for this Special Issue on “Modeling, Analysis, Optimization, and Control of HVAC Systems in Buildings”; Possible topics include but not are limited to the following:

• Building energy system design and operation
• Modeling and optimization of HVAC systems
• HVAC system analysis
• HVAC system control and optimization
• Applications of Artificial intelligence and computational methods to building energy systems
• Advanced computational methods and modern data analysis techniques for buildings

Dr. Nassif Nabil
Guest Editor

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 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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.