Advancements in Sustainable Building Design: Enhancing Indoor Comfort and Resilience in Extreme Weather Conditions
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 443
Special Issue Editors
Interests: indoor environmental quality (IEQ); thermal comfort; indoor air quality (IAQ); indoor sensing and Internet-of-Things (IoT); indoor pathogen transmission; building sustainability and carbon neutrality
Interests: visual comfort and mental resilience; dynamic lighting systems; tunable LED technology; circadian health; cognitive function and well-being; visual perception; sustainable building practices and the enhancement of indoor environments; resilient and adaptive living spaces
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Enhancing indoor comfort in the built environment has long been a research focus due to its significant impact on the health and well-being of building occupants. Maintaining optimal indoor comfort not only enhances building sustainability, it also minimizes energy wastage. In recent years, the effects of climate change have led to a surge in extreme weather events such as heatwaves, cold spells, severe thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall. These events have imposed substantial challenges on buildings in maintaining optimal comfort conditions for occupants.
This Special Issue aims to gather research efforts focused on innovative technologies and strategies for monitoring, maintaining, and controlling indoor environmental parameters in the face of extreme weather events caused by climate change. The primary objective of this issue is to explore sustainable building design solutions that optimize indoor comfort while ensuring resilience and adaptability to future environmental challenges. Scholars are invited to contribute research articles, reviews, communications, and concept papers, presenting their findings, methodologies, case studies, and conceptual frameworks. Our goal is to advance knowledge in the field of sustainable building design, with a specific emphasis on addressing the complex challenges posed by extreme weather conditions and climate change. This issue seeks to foster interdisciplinary discussions and provide a platform for sharing cutting-edge advancements that can contribute to the development of more resilient and environmentally conscious built environments.
Dr. Tsz Wun Tsang
Dr. Cehao Yu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- indoor comfort
- environmental acceptance
- sustainable building design
- extreme weather events
- climate change
- building resilience
- building adaptability
- monitoring and control
- building sustainability
- health and well-being
- sustainable technologies
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