Special Issue "Energy Savings in the Domestic and Tertiary Sectors 2011"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. V. Ismet Ugursal
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 2X4
Website: http://me.dal.ca/Faculty/Ismet_Ugursal.php
E-Mail: ismet.ugursal@dal.ca
Phone: +1 902 494 2246
Fax: +1 902 423 6711
Interests: building stock modeling; building energy consumptio and conservation; HVAC systems; energy efficient buildings; zero energy/emission buildings

Dear Colleagues,

The building sector, which includes residential and commercial buildings, is responsible for about one-fifth of the world’s total delivered energy consumption. As the third largest energy consuming sector following the industrial and transportations sectors, the building sector is under increasing pressure to improve its energy efficiency, and to reduce its energy consumption and associated emissions. Thus, the focus of this special issue is on the spectrum of energy technologies, incentive programs and regulatory measures that will result in energy savings and shape the state of energy consumption and efficiency in the building sector in the next decade. Papers that provide a large-scale overview of the various subject areas are sought. Authors are encouraged to address, as much as possible, issues related to the building sectors in both the economically developed and developing nations. The objective of this special issue is to provide an authoritative and archival coverage, therefore only invited papers from leading researchers will be considered for publication.

Prof. Dr. V. Ismet Ugursal
Guest Editor

Submission

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. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are refereed through a 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 monthly 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 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs).

• energy efficiency
• energy savings
• energy consumption
• energy policy
• residential sector energy
• tertiary sector energy