Green Building Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

In the last decade, buildings have been designed to be more energy efficient and to achieve the highest rating in green building certification. The aspiration of achieving a “better performance than the highest rated” green building and a net zero energy building (NZEB) is growing around the world. This is possible because green and smart building technologies have advanced in the area of building air-conditioning system (HVAC), façade engineering, smart lighting system, user-level smart control system, such as: occupancy positioning, personalized environment setting, plug load monitoring and control, etc., as well as building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV). Basically, these technologies can be placed into four categories: Passive design, active design, energy management and renewable energy. This Special Issue of Sustainability is inviting papers that develop and demonstrate green building technologies in different climates around the world, with respect to these four categories.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Steve Kardinal Jusuf
Assoc. Prof Dr. Soh Chew Beng
Guest Editors

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