Healthy and Affordable Zero-Emission Buildings: A Challenge for the Near Future
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 1010
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy and buildings; zero-emissions buildings; healthy building; energy efficiency; cost-optimal methodology; cost–benefit analysis
Interests: decision-making; economic evaluation; environmental impact assessment; multicriteria analysis; urban management; sustainability assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of Buildings, focusing on "Healthy and Affordable Zero-Emission Buildings: A Challenge for the Near Future”.
Buildings account for 43% of the European final energy consumption, with associated excessive carbon emissions contributing to global warming and extreme weather events, threatening human safety and well-being. High-performing buildings characterized by low carbon emissions are fundamental to pursuing the EU’s energy security and independence, mitigating climate change, and achieving sustainability goals. Moreover, ensuring affordable and accessible to all buildings is essential to meet society’s changing needs and to secure equitable development. Finally, the human-centric approach introduced by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive highlights the necessity to provide healthy and comfortable buildings for all inhabitants.
Consequently, there is a growing need for new metrics and methodologies to assess buildings’ performance, leading local planning decision-making processes to consider the totality of the above-mentioned aspects.
This Special Issue address this need by providing a floor for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to present their latest findings related to healthy and affordable zero-emission buildings and the near-future challenges facing cities and the construction industry.
Dr. Cristina Becchio
Prof. Dr. Marta Bottero
Guest Editors
Mr. Giulio Cavana
Guest Editor Assistant
Affiliation: Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Politecnico di Torino, Viale Pier Andrea Mattioli 39, 10125 Torino, Italy
Interests: energy-efficient buildings; urban renovation; energy communities; decision-making aiding
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- zero-emission buildings
- healthy buildings
- affordable housing
- human comfort and well-being
- climate change mitigation
- decarbonization
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