Indoor Environmental Quality in Non-Residential Buildings
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 July 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building physics; acoustic comfort; architecture technology; environmental confort
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Interests: thermofluids; energy and buildings; indoor environmental quality; building physics
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Interests: building physics; building energy systems; indoor environmental quality
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is a key determinant of health, comfort, and productivity in non-residential buildings. Schools, hospitals, offices, and industrial facilities host diverse activities and large occupant groups, where inadequate IEQ can affect learning, recovery, safety, and work performance. As these environments play essential societal roles, improving their air quality, thermal comfort, acoustics, and lighting is crucial for supporting both human well-being and sustainable building operation.
This Special Issue will provide a platform for research addressing challenges and innovations in IEQ within non-residential contexts. We invite contributions on strategies, technologies, modeling approaches, and policies that promote healthier and more efficient indoor environments. Studies linking IEQ to energy performance, climate resilience, and occupant outcomes are particularly welcome.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Indoor air quality (IAQ) and pollutant control in schools, hospitals, and industrial facilities;
- Thermal, visual (lighting), and acoustic comfort in non-residential environments;
- Machine learning, AI, and data-driven approaches for IEQ monitoring and control;
- Energy-efficient HVAC, smart ventilation, and hybrid systems;
- Advanced CFD simulation and computational modeling for IEQ assessment;
- Impacts of IEQ on learning, health, productivity, and safety;
- Innovative technologies for air cleaning, acoustic control, and lighting optimization;
- Design guidelines, standards, and policy frameworks for sustainable IEQ.
Dr. Simone Secchi
Dr. Aminhossein Jahanbin
Dr. Giovanni Semprini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
- non-residential buildings
- indoor air quality (IAQ)
- thermal comfort
- acoustic comfort
- lighting comfort
- ventilation
- HVAC systems
- CFD simulation
- machine learning and AI
- productivity and health
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