Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems
A section of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309).
Section Information
“Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems” is a popular Section of the journal “Buildings”, with the largest number of published articles. The essential function of buildings is to create healthy and comfortable living environments through the physical processes of exchanging energy or air between indoor and outdoor environments. This Section covers a wide range of topics that deal with the energy, physics, environments, and systems of buildings, aiming to communicate emerging issues, advanced technologies, new findings, and scientific theories that are related to multiple issues of buildings, such as health, energy, carbon emissions, etc. Cross-cutting and multidisciplinary research is encouraged with the support of a broad range of methodological and technical approaches, including numerical, experimental, observational, analytical, and management/policy studies.
A: Building Energy
- Green buildings.
- Nearly/zero-energy buildings.
- Low-carbon buildings.
- Energy-efficient buildings.
- Building energy management systems.
- Ecobuildings.
- Application of renewable energy sources in buildings.
- Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).
- Energy conservation and management.
- Demand response and coordination of buildings.
- Building energy performance and simulation.
- Thermal energy storage and thermally active building systems (TABS).
- Energy refurbishment and renovation.
- Life cycle analysis of buildings.
- Sustainability, resilience, and climate adaptability of buildings.
- Energy balances in building complexes.
- Smart technologies and integrated systems for buildings and cities.
- Urban energy systems.
B: Building Environment
- Indoor and outdoor built environments.
- Low-carbon and sustainable built environments.
- Indoor climate control.
- Indoor air quality (IAQ) and health.
- Health and thermal comfort.
- Infection and disease control.
- Air purification and disinfection.
- Occupant comfort, wellbeing, and post-occupancy evaluation.
- Human habitats and ergonomics.
- Air distribution in buildings.
- Integrated built environmental system designs.
- Building thermal environments.
- Building lighting environments.
- Architectural acoustics and noise control.
C: Building Physics
- Urban physics.
- Heat recovery systems.
- Heating and cooling.
- Indoor thermal and lighting systems.
- Building envelopes and structures.
- Green and low-carbon building materials.
- Heat, mass, and moisture transfer.
- Building physical performance (air flow, thermal performance, humidity, environmental, energy, acoustics, and lighting).
D: Building Systems
- Electrical systems and power supply.
- Mechanical (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration—HVAC&R) systems.
- Water supply and plumbing as well as drainage systems.
- Gas piping systems.
- Fire protection and safety systems.
- Elevators and vertical transportation systems.
- Lighting systems.
- Information and communication systems.
- Artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and big data for buildings.
- Building operation and maintenance.
- Faults and performance deficiencies of facilities.
- Building automation systems.
- Building information modeling.
- Monitoring, surveillance, and control of buildings.
Editorial Board
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Sustainability in Construction: Techniques, Management and Life Cycle (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Built Environments and Environmental Buildings (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Healthy, Digital and Sustainable Buildings and Cities (Deadline: 18 June 2023)
- Thriving Environments in a Post-COVID Era (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Performance of Modular Building Systems (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Acoustics and Noise Control in Buildings (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Digital Technology and Smart Buildings (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Buildings' Thermal Behaviour and Energy Efficiency for a Sustainable Construction (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Progress for Energy System in Building (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Assessment and Optimization of Building Carbon Emissions and Energy Efficiency in China (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Metrology for Living Environment (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- The Effects of Climate Change on the Durability of Built Assets (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Renewable Energy in Buildings (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Research on Urban Heat Island and Heavily Polluted Cities (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Sustainable Manufacturing in Construction (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Optimal Design and Control of the Thermal Storage Systems Used in HVAC (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- New Trends in Stone Masonry Mechanics, Simulation and Mechanical Characterization (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Advances in Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) (Deadline: 30 July 2023)
- Advances in Data Capturing, Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis in Construction and the Built Environment (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Intelligent Management and Control of Building Energy (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Thermal Comfort in Built Environment: Challenges and Research Trends (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Climate Change and Building Energy Efficiency (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- The Dynamic In Situ Characterisation of Buildings (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Acoustics and Perception in Special Shape Spaces (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems II (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems I (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Towards a Carbon Neutral Roadmap of the Building Sector by Mid-Century (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Indoor Environment Quality: Smart Technology in Thermal Comfort, Ventilation, Humidity, Hygiene, Lighting, Acoustics and Water Supply (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Research on Green and Low-Carbon Buildings (Deadline: 25 August 2023)
- Advances in Low-Carbon Buildings (Deadline: 30 August 2023)
- Ventilation and Air Distribution Systems in Buildings (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Eco-Innovative Envelope Systems – New Approaches to Sustainable Buildings (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Healthy Green Building Planning and Design (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Study on Building Energy Efficiency Related to Simulation Models (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Radiant Cooling and Heating Systems in Buildings (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Health and Sustainability in Buildings (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Environmental Comfort in Hospitals (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Living Walls in Green Buildings (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
- Advances in the Indoor Environments and Respiratory Health (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
- Advanced Technologies for Whole-Life Building Energy Efficiency (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
- Bioclimatic Layers of Built Environment (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
- Sustainable Construction Materials, Building Energy and Environment (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
- Towards Acoustic Comfort in Buildings (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems III (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Strategies for Building Resiliency and Adaptability in Face of Future Climate Challenges (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Heat Recovery for Residential Buildings (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Sustainable Architecture and Healthy Indoor Environment (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Strategies to Promote Resilience, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability of the Indoor and Built Environment (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Thermal Performance of the Building Envelope — Original Methods and Advanced Solutions (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- AI and Data Analytics for Energy-Efficient and Healthy Buildings (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Indoor Environment and Thermal Comfort Performance of Buildings (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Smart and Sustainable Buildings: Energy Use, Indoor Environmental Quality and Occupant Satisfaction (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Building Acoustics and Noise Management (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Sustainable Building Environment (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Energy Saving, Storage and Carbon Emission Mitigation Application for Buildings (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Advanced Materials and Systems for Energy Efficient Buildings (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Solar Energy System and Carbon Emissions Reduction for Sustainable Buildings (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Energy Systems in Buildings (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Research on Energy Performance in Buildings (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Planning and Implementing Positive Energy Districts from Concept to Practice (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Data Analytics for Large-Scale Building Energy Modelling and Optimization (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Energy Efficiency of Green Buildings (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Nature-Based Solutions for Carbon Neutral Climate Resilient Buildings and Communities (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Energy Optimization: Advanced Technologies Applied in Green Buildings (Deadline: 25 October 2023)
- Advanced Materials, Structural Systems and Construction for Green Buildings (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Studies on the Development of Smart Grids, Power Systems and Energy-Efficient Cities (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Challenges Posed by Climate Change to the Building Industry (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Toward Equitable, Low-Carbon, and Liveable Cities: Quantitation, Effects Analysis, and Optimization of the Indoor and Outdoor Built Environment (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Sustainable Development in the Smart Built Environment (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Sustainable Living and Low-Carbon Lifestyles and Their Impacts on Building Design (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Thermal Comfort Performance of Buildings (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advanced Building Technologies for Energy Savings and Decarbonization (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- The Contribution of Energy Efficiency and Onsite Energy to the Resilience of Buildings (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Heat and Mass Transfer and Energy Efficiency in Building (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advanced Studies in Prefabricated Buildings (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- The Influence of Over-Ventilation and Occupant Behavior on Energy Consumption in Smart Buildings (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Advancing Life Cycle Assessment of Building Energy: Exploring Policy Contexts, Whole-Life Carbon Thinking, and Net-Zero Carbon Strategies (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Applications of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in Buildings (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- World Renewable Energy Conference 2023 (WREC2023) – towards Net Zero Buildings (Deadline: 25 November 2023)
- Impact of Physical Environments on Occupant Comfort (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Ventilation and Air Quality in Buildings (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Indoor Comfort in Residential Buildings: Research on Energy Efficiency and Thermal Perception (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Building Aesthetics and Technical Systems: Exploring the Intersection of Design and Functionality (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Advanced Studies in Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings and Optimal Design (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Sustainable Architecture Regards to Global Challenges: Implementation and Evaluation (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Advances in the Implementation of Circular Economy in Buildings (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Fire and Energy Performance of Buildings (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Indoor Environmental Quality and Human Wellbeing (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Metrology for Living Environment and Comfort (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Smart and Sustainable Buildings: New Trends, Technologies, and Integration in the Energy Transition (Deadline: 22 December 2023)
- Ventilative Cooling and Energy Saving in Low Energy and Resilient Buildings (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- The Impact of Engineering Practices on a Sustainable Built Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Enhancing Thermal Comfort and Climate Resilience of Buildings during Extreme Events (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Environmental Sustainability of Prospective Building Products with Recycled Content (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Built Environment, Energy and Health (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Research on Indoor Air Environment and Energy Conservation (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Research on Daylight and Visual Comfort in Buildings and Cities (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Energy Efficiency and Carbon Neutrality in Buildings (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Sensing the Built Environment: Measurements, Correlations, and Implications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Energy Applications in Low-Carbon Buildings and Sustainable Cities (Deadline: 6 January 2024)
- Research on Advanced Technologies Applied in Green Buildings (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
- Modeling, Analysis, Optimization and Control of HVAC Systems in Buildings - Volume 2 (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Sustainable Building Technology and High-Performance Building Engineering (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Advances in Built Environment Engineering: Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Heating Technology (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Synergy Between Mitigation and Adaptation in Buildings (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Sustainable Buildings, Resilient Cities and Infrastructure Systems (Deadline: 20 April 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: