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Sustainable Building Energy and Environment

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 October 2023) | Viewed by 6446

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Carla Balocco

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Department of Architecture (DiDA), University of Florence, Via Mattonaia 14, Firenze, Italy
Interests: building physics and plant systems; wellbeing and indoor air quality; historical buildings and cultural heritage; natural and artificial lighting; solar radiation control; energy sustainability of building–plant system; nautral and controlled mechanical ventilation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will be an important channel of information and research findings on energy sustainability, indoor air quality and wellbeing for newly designed, existing and historic buildings. Of particular interest are papers on recent development and application, but also refurbishment and retrofitting solutions, for sustainable lighting (natural and/or artificial) and effective/efficient natural and mechanical ventilation, as well as control systems and environmental monitoring, combined with simulations of building and plant systems, thermal comfort, wellness and indoor air quality.

Prof. Dr. Carla Balocco
Guest Editor

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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. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • sustainable lighting
  • natural and mechanical ventilation
  • control system and environmental monitoring
  • energy performance and building-plant system simulation
  • environmental quality for newly designed, existing, historic buildings

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Tips for Buildings Energy Saving: Results of Some Research
by Roberto Sebastiano Faranda, Kim Fumagalli and Francesca Oliva
Energies 2023, 16(3), 1284; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031284 - 25 Jan 2023
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Increasing global warming is largely attributable to human activities. International strategies have already been implemented to reduce emissions to zero, thus reducing energy consumption. Given the current world situation and the rising costs of raw materials (gas and oil), it is incumbent on [...] Read more.
Increasing global warming is largely attributable to human activities. International strategies have already been implemented to reduce emissions to zero, thus reducing energy consumption. Given the current world situation and the rising costs of raw materials (gas and oil), it is incumbent on us to find savings solutions that can also be implemented in our own small way; there are many solutions, especially in the domestic sphere. In this paper, the focus is on building energy savings that can be achieved using modern technologies and starting with the simplest solutions. In particular, this paper shows how the conscious use of natural lighting can lead to significant electricity savings. Moreover, it describes the effect of innovative building insulation materials and the effect due to the installation of a local photovoltaic power generation system; at the end, it illustrates the new horizons that are opening with the introduction of new building control techniques. Some studies are also reported where the extent of achievable savings can be understood. Full article
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Recycling c-Si PV Modules: A Review, a Proposed Energy Model and a Manufacturing Comparison
by Andrea Mulazzani, Panagiotis Eleftheriadis and Sonia Leva
Energies 2022, 15(22), 8419; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15228419 - 10 Nov 2022
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As human activities are increasingly exploiting our planet’s scarce resources, managing them has become of primary importance. Specifically, this study examines the management of photovoltaic (PV) waste that is produced when PV modules reach end-of-life (EoL). PV modules contain precious and valuable materials, [...] Read more.
As human activities are increasingly exploiting our planet’s scarce resources, managing them has become of primary importance. Specifically, this study examines the management of photovoltaic (PV) waste that is produced when PV modules reach end-of-life (EoL). PV modules contain precious and valuable materials, as well as toxic materials that may be harmful to human health and the environment if not disposed of properly. First, this study aims to review and analyze the current literature in order to gain a deeper understanding of the recycling of PV modules, particularly c-Si modules, which represent the largest market share. In the second part, an analysis is conducted of the energy consumption of these recycling processes using a proposed model based on the full recovery end-of-life photovoltaic (FRELP) process. PV modules manufactured from raw materials and PV modules manufactured from recycled materials are also compared in this section. In addition, improvements are suggested with respect to the design of PV modules (eco-design). According to this study, c-Si PV modules can be recycled with an energy consumption as low as 130 ÷ 300 kWh/ton of treated PV waste, estimating an overall recycling yield of about 84%. Full article
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