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. Download Section Flyer
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:
- Recently Advances in the Thermal Performance of Buildings (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Energy Systems in Buildings (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Flexible Interaction between Buildings and Power Grid (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Novel Technologies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems II (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Modeling, Analysis, Optimization and Control of HVAC Systems in Buildings - Volume 2 (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- The State-of-the-Art Technologies for Zero-Energy Buildings (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Smart Building Materials and Designs for Sustainable Built Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Comfortable Environments: Materials for Room Acoustics and Noise Control (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Life-Cycle Assessment of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Indoor Environment and Thermal Comfort: Healthy, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Renewable Energy Heating Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Research on Solar Energy System and Storage for Sustainable Buildings (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Energy Efficiency, Health and Intelligence in the Built Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Physiological Mechanisms of Comfort, Health, and Cognitive Performance in Built Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Optimization Control and Energy Conservation in Smart Heating Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advanced Research on Improvement of the Indoor Acoustic Environment (Deadline: 1 January 2025)
- Advanced Studies in Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings and Optimal Design (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- Advanced Technologies in Building Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- Advances in Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Energy Performance in Sustainable Architecture Design (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Advanced Materials, Structural Systems and Construction for Green Buildings (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Smart and Sustainable Buildings: Energy Use, Indoor Environmental Quality and Occupant Satisfaction (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Integration of Active Solar Technologies in the Historic Built Environment and Landscapes (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Research on Ventilation and Airflow Distribution of Building Systems (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Eco-Innovative Envelope Systems – New Approaches to Sustainable Buildings (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Sustainable Architecture Regards to Global Challenges: Implementation and Evaluation (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Sustainable and Smart Energy Systems in the Built Environment (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Healthy, Low-Carbon and Resilient Built Environments (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Energy Efficiency and Carbon Neutrality in Buildings (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Advances in Green Building Systems (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Traditional Construction Wisdom in Developing Regions: Sustainable Urbanization and Local-Eco Adaptation (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Advances of Indoor Air Quality, Control and Health (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Recent Developments and Future Perspectives in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems of Buildings (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- New Trends in Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction for Sustainable Building (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- The Dynamic In Situ Characterisation of Buildings (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Ventilation and Air Quality in Buildings (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Research towards the Green and Sustainable Buildings and Cities (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- The Impact of Evaluated Luminous Environment on the Comfort Level in Buildings (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Zero-Emission Buildings and the Sustainable Built Environment (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Resilient Urban and Architecture Design: Strategies for Low-Carbon and Climate-Adaptive Cities (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Enhancing Building Resilience Under Climate Change (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Healthy and Affordable Zero-Emission Buildings: A Challenge for the Near Future (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Sustainable Building Technology and High-Performance Building Engineering (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Evaluation and Design of Smart-Built Environments Based on Advanced Performance Simulation: From Building to Regional Scales (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Advances in Built Environment Engineering: Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Heating Technology (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Potential Use of Green Hydrogen in the Built Environment (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Development of Indoor Environment Comfort (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Sensing the Built Environment: Measurements, Correlations, and Implications (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Indoor Environmental Quality and Human Wellbeing (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Energy Consumption and Environmental Comfort in Buildings (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Sustainable Development Is Transforming the New Regenerative Building and Construction Sector (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Urban Building and Green Stormwater Infrastructure (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- New Trends in Built Environment and Mobility (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Research on Advanced Technologies Applied in Green Buildings (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Indoor Air Quality in Buildings (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Advanced Research on Smart Buildings and Sustainable Construction (Deadline: 11 April 2025)
- Fire and Energy Performance of Buildings (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Beyond Zero: Advancements and Prospect for the Next Generation of Net-Zero Energy/Emission Buildings (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Renewable Energy in Buildings (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Data Analysis and Energy Modeling in Smart and Zero-Energy Buildings and Communities (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Green Building Design and Construction for a Sustainable Future—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- New Technologies in Reducing Building Energy Consumption (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Built Environment and Building Energy for Decarbonization (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Urban Climatic Suitability Design and Risk Management (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Thermal Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Buildings (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Building Thermal Environment: Improving Indoor Comfort by Optimizing Ventilation Systems (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Research on the Sustainable and Smart Energy Performances of Low-Carbon Buildings (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Climate Resilient Buildings: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- High-Efficiency Heat Transfer Technology in Buildings (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation in the Era of Smart Buildings (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Innovative Approaches to Climate-Responsive Building Design: Advancing Resilience and Sustainability in the Built Environment (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Buildings' Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency for a Sustainable Construction (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Research on Energy Efficiency and Indoor Ventilation Performance in Buildings (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
- Smart Technologies for Climate-Responsive Building Envelopes (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Indoor Environment Quality: Smart Technology in Thermal Comfort, Ventilation, Humidity, Hygiene, Lighting, Acoustics and Water Supply (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Lighting in Buildings—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- AI and Data Analytics for Energy-Efficient and Healthy Buildings: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Research on Indoor Air Environment and Energy Conservation (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- New Technologies in Assessment of Indoor Environment (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Shallow Geothermal Energy Systems for Heating and Cooling in Existing European Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advanced Research on the Urban Heat Island Effect and Climate (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advancements in Super-Low-Energy Buildings: Innovations for Extreme Climate Conditions (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Recent Advances in Intelligent Applications of Well-Being Spaces Design and Engineering (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Smart and Sustainable Buildings: New Trends, Technologies, and Integration in the Energy Transition (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
- Study on Building Energy Efficiency Related to Simulation Models (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Advancing Life Cycle Assessment of Building Energy: Exploring Policy Contexts, Whole-Life Carbon Thinking, and Net-Zero Carbon Strategies (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Buildings for the 21st Century (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Optimizing Living Environments for Mental Health (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Frameworks, Tools, Methods, Indicators, and Considerations for Evaluating Circular Economy in Buildings (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Actual Trends in Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Buildings (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Advanced Solar Building Technology (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Renewable Energy and Sustainable Building Design (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Indoor Climate and Energy Efficiency in Buildings (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Sustainable Building Thermal and Energy Management: Novel Materials and Advanced Cooling Strategies (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Innovations in Integrated Renewable Energy and Adaptive Building Envelopes (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Building Energy Performance and Simulations (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Integrating AI with Renewable Energy for Sustainable Building Design: Recent Advances (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Trends and Prospects in Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Carbon-Neutral Infrastructure: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- The Effects of Urban Climate on the Energy Performance and Carbon Emissions of Buildings (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Research on Sustainable Energy Performance of Green Buildings (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Development of Indoor Environment Comfort in Buildings (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Thermal Environment in Buildings: Innovations and Safety Perspectives (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Eco-Innovations in Building Design: Material Science and Energy Perspective (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Advances in Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage in Buildings (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Low-Carbon Urban Areas and Neighbourhoods (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Resilience of Buildings and Infrastructure Addressing Climate Crisis (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Buildings, Infrastructure and SDGs 2030
- Buildings' Thermal Behaviour and Energy Efficiency for a Sustainable Construction
- Creation of a Low-Carbon Healthy Building Environment with Intelligent Technologies
- Data Analytics for Large-Scale Building Energy Modelling and Optimization
- Low-Carbon Buildings and Urban Energy Systems
- Sustainable Buildings in the Built Environment