Sustainable and Resource – Efficient Homes and Communities

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past half century, homes and communities in many nations have been built with disregard to nature while exhausting natural resources during construction and after occupancy. A much talked-about term that casts a framework for new design thinking is sustainability. The fundamental thrust is thought processes and practices about the future consequences of present development actions.

This Special Issue looks for papers that address urban planning and design of communities and homes with smaller environmental footprints and efficient resource consumption. In particular, the guest editor is looking for papers on urban planning of sustainable communities with attention to higher density and walkability. The issue will also welcome papers on technology-oriented subjects such as active and passive heating and cooling systems, healthy indoor environments, energy-efficient windows, net-zero buildings, sustainable building materials selection, water recycling and efficiency, waste management and disposal, xeriscaping, edible landscapes, and green roofs.

Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subject to a peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

Prof. Dr. Avi Friedman
Guest Editor

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