Resilient Urban and Architecture Design: Strategies for Low-Carbon and Climate-Adaptive Cities
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: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 507
Special Issue Editors
Interests: low-carbon architecture design; climate-adaptive urban design; outdoor and indoor thermal comfort
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With rapid urbanization and climate change, cities must balance growth with sustainability. This Special Issue explores innovative design strategies that promote resilience and adaptability in urban environments and architecture, focusing on low-carbon and climate-adaptive solutions.
This Special Issue begins by examining the key principles of resilient urban design, emphasizing the importance of integrating natural systems with built environments to create cities capable of withstanding and recovering from climate-related disruptions. It delves into the role of green infrastructure, such as urban green spaces, green roofs, and vertical gardens, in enhancing urban biodiversity, reducing heat island effects, and improving air quality. Next, the issue investigates low-carbon design practices in architecture, highlighting passive design strategies that leverage natural light, ventilation, and thermal mass to reduce energy consumption. It also explores the use of sustainable building materials with low embodied carbon and the integration of renewable energy systems into urban buildings.
By fostering resilience and adaptability, this issue contributes to the creation of cities that not only mitigate the impacts of climate change but also thrive in the face of future uncertainties, ensuring a sustainable and equitable urban future for all.
Dr. Xuan Ma
Dr. Juan Ren
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- low-energy and low-carbon buildings
- low-energy and low-carbon urban design
- outdoor and indoor thermal environment
- outdoor and indoor wind environment
- resilient cities and architecture design
- urban built environment design
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Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Optimizing the Integration of Building Materials, Energy Consumption, and Economic Factors in Rural Houses of Cold Regions: A Pathway to Innovation
Authors: Hui Wang; Bo Liu; Weidong Wu
Affiliation: Anhui University of Science and Technology
Abstract: The thermal performance of building envelopes in rural houses in cold regions of China is suboptimal, resulting in high energy demand. This issue is primarily influenced by limitations in material selection and economic conditions, which restrict the ability to improve energy efficiency. Traditional methods have not established a clear linkage between materials, energy consumption, and economic efficiency. Such a linkage is crucial for making informed decisions during building renovations, enabling more effective and sustainable improvements. This study aims to propose material selection schemes that minimize both energy consumption and costs. An algorithm was developed using Grasshopper in Rhinoceros software to integrate automatic material selection, energy consumption calculations, and economic analysis. The results demonstrate that this approach can efficiently generate various thermal optimization schemes. These schemes provide detailed insights into annual energy consumption, cost investment, and payback period, making the method highly applicable for thermal renovations of rural houses in cold regions. Using a typical rural house in Daqing City as a case study, the optimized scheme achieved over 70% energy savings compared to traditional rural houses. Additionally, renovation costs were controlled below 40% of residents' annual disposable income, with a payback period of approximately 2 years. This significant improvement highlights the potential of the proposed method in enhancing the energy efficiency and economic viability of rural house renovations. Further research is recommended to explore the applicability of this approach in different climatic conditions and building types, potentially leading to broader impacts on sustainable rural development.
