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.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Lighting Design for the Built Environment (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Distributed Renewables for Climate-Responsive Buildings and Cities (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Sustainable Building Thermal and Energy Management: Novel Materials and Advanced Cooling Strategies (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage in Buildings (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Computational Lighting Design for Comfort, Energy Efficiency, and Carbon Reduction (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Climate Change and the Built Environment: Pathways to Resilience, Sustainability, and Equity (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Smart and Sustainable Buildings: Advancing Towards Net-Zero and Intelligent Control (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Innovating Sustainable Built Environment Integrating Low-Carbon Energy, Energy Efficiency Solutions, and Environmental Considerations (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Built Environment and Thermal Comfort (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Selected Papers from the "World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2026—WSBE26" (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Building Energy Efficiency Assessment and Retrofit Technologies (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Sustainable Energy in Built Environment and Building (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- The Role of Windows and Building Facades in Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environments (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in Heat Pump Systems: Key to Sustainable HVAC and Building Energy Efficiency (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Life Cycle Assessment and Climate Adaptation Pathways in the Sustainable Built Environment (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Building Ventilation and Air Quality: Integrated Approaches for Human Health, Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Environment (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Green Buildings (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Smart Technologies and Sustainable Energy Management in Zero-Carbon Parks and Buildings (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Smart Monitoring, Retrofit , and Decarbonization of HVAC Systems in Urban Buildings (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in Energy-Efficient Building Design and Renovation (Deadline: 1 October 2026)
- Advanced Technologies in Building Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction—2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 October 2026)
- Low-Carbon Comfort and Climate-Resilient Design in Buildings and Complex Infrastructure (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Design Innovation in Built Environment: Integrating Health, Emotion and Systems (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Research on the Environmental Impact Throughout the Life Cycle of Buildings (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- From Automation to Intelligence: Enhancing Energy Performance of HVAC Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Energy Flexibility and Sustainable Building Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Whole-Life Carbon and Integrated LCA of Buildings and Energy Systems for Decision Support (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Climate Change and Building Energy Demand: Impacts and Adaptation Strategies (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Carbon-Neutral and Zero Energy Buildings with Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Sustainable Building Technologies: Equipment Performance, Built Environment, and Building Retrofit (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Sustainable Environment of Building Energy Systems (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Modeling and Simulation of Building Energy System (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances in Green Building and Environmental Comfort (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advanced Technologies in Energy Consumption and Optimization for Residential Buildings (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances in Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) for Sustainable Buildings (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advanced Energy Utilization Technologies for Building Thermal Management (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Green and Low-Carbon Architecture: Materials and Technologies for Circularity and Climate Adaptation (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Research on Building Performance Simulation for Optimized Indoor Environmental Quality, Comfort, and Energy Efficiency (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Green Building Design and Human Settlement Optimization in Urban Built Environment (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Integrating AI for Intelligent, Adaptive, and Energy-Efficient Building Design (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Synergizing Sustainable Materials with Energy Efficiency for Enhanced Thermal Comfort in Buildings (Deadline: 1 December 2026)
- Advances in Indoor Environmental Quality: Emerging Methods, Metrics, and Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Thermal Comfort and Energy Performance of Photovoltaic-Integrated Building Envelopes (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Recent Developments and Future Perspectives in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems of Buildings: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Advanced Studies in Indoor Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency for Buildings—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 December 2026)
- Building Acoustics: Performance and Design (Deadline: 30 December 2026)
- Resilience of Buildings and Infrastructure Addressing Climate Crisis (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- New Building Materials and Advanced Energy Systems: High-Performance, Low-Carbon, and Environmentally Friendly (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Research on Energy Efficiency and Low-Carbon Pathways in Buildings (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Sustainable Solutions for Energy Demand and Comfort Optimization in Buildings (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Smart Technology for Indoor and Built Environments: Thermal Comfort, Ventilation, Acoustics, Energy Systems, and Structural Performance (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Towards Net-Zero: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Operational and Embodied Carbon Reduction (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Intelligent Solar Energy Systems for Sustainable and Carbon-Neutral Building Design (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Sustainable Building Performance (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Environment and Energy Application of Sustainable Building (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Sustainable Energy Systems in Building Design: Innovations and Performance Optimization (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Climate-Adaptive Built Environments: Design Strategies for a Low-Carbon and Resilient Future (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Urban and Heritage Built Environments (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Resilient Built Heritage and Built Environment: Research Perspectives and Governance Responses (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Towards Future Green and Healthy Buildings: IAQ and Energy (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Enhancing Building Resilience Under Climate Change: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Green Building Energy Performances: Environmental and Sustainability Aspects (Deadline: 5 January 2027)
- Advanced Technologies for Net Zero and Climate-Adapted Buildings (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- New Thermal Insulation Materials in Green Buildings (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Building Energy-Saving Technology—3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Energy-Efficient Designs in Modern Building Construction (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Sustainable Architecture and Healthy Environment (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Built Environment Physics: The Impact of Acoustic, Thermal, and Spatial Factors on Occupant Well-Being (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Synergistic Interactions Between Urban Climate and Building Energy System (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Bio-Inspired Strategies for Sustainable Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Building-Integrated District Energy Systems: Implementation, Optimization, and Management (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Multimodal Soundscapes: Integrating Creative Practices and Human-Centred Design in Built Environments (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Generative Design for Sustainable Built Environment (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Systems and Energy-Efficient Buildings (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Advances in Building Energy Efficiency and Low-Carbon City Development (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Carbon-Neutral Pathways for Urban Building Design—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Advances in Performance-Responsive Architecture and Urban Design (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- AI Infrastructure Thermal Management, Waste Heat Recovery and Sustainable Building Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Health and Safety in the Built Environment: Toward a Systems Thinking and Human-Centred Approach (Deadline: 10 February 2027)
- Environmental Quality and Human Behavior: Exploring Indoor/Outdoor Built Environmental Performances in Various Microclimatic Settings (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- AI-Driven Distributed Optimization for Building Energy Management (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Built Environments (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Indoor Environmental Quality in Non-Residential Buildings (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Daylighting and Environmental Interactions in Building Design (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- High-Performance Buildings for Health and Comfort: Indoor Environment, Thermal Design, and Structural Integrity (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Data-Driven Approaches for Building Energy Assessment and Sustainable Retrofit (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Low-Carbon Transformation of Existing Built Environments: From Retrofit to Regeneration (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Human Comfort and Building Energy Efficiency (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Advanced AI Technologies for Building Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer for Healthy and Energy-Flexible Buildings (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Building Facades and Envelopes: Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Buildings and Energy Optimization (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Optimizing Environmental Performance in Built Systems (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Thermal Environments for Sustainable Urban and Buildings (Deadline: 10 March 2027)
- Healthy and Energy-Efficient Buildings: Reconciling Indoor Environmental Quality with Net Zero Goals (Deadline: 10 March 2027)
- Advanced Technology in Heat Transfer, Ventilation, and Multiphysics Building Performance (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Environmental Quality and Human Well-Being: Pathways Linking Green Spaces, Built Environments and Mental Health—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Advanced Strategies for Healthy and Energy-Efficient Buildings (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Photovoltaics and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Cities and Buildings (Deadline: 10 April 2027)
- Sustainable Acoustics and Noise Control in Buildings (Deadline: 20 April 2027)
- Energy and Climate Policy in Practice: Insights from Sustainable, Smart and Resilient Buildings (Deadline: 22 April 2027)
- Strategies for Green Building, Ventilation Efficiency and Fire Protection (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Building Physics: Towards Low-Carbon and Human Comfort (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Control for Grid-Integrated, Energy-Flexible and Resilient Buildings (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Urban Air Pollution and the Built Environment: Sources, Impacts, and Solutions (Deadline: 10 May 2027)
- Advances in Building Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Integration for Low-Carbon Built Environments (Deadline: 30 May 2027)
- Buildings and Urban Microclimate Challenges: Impacts on Thermal and Wind Environments (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Advancing Building Energy Efficiency Through Better Design, Engineering and Management (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Data-Driven Intelligent Energy Management for Low-Carbon Buildings (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- AI-Ready Data Centers as Next-Generation Buildings: Lifecycle Performance, Grid Integration, and Decarbonization Pathways (Deadline: 30 June 2027)
- Low-Carbon Building Integrated Energy Systems: Design, Control, Optimization, and Performance Evaluation (Deadline: 30 July 2027)
- Relationship Between Indoor Environment and Human Well-Being (Deadline: 30 November 2027)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: