Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Built Environments
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: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 346
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermal comfort; smart buildings; human well-being; personal comfort systems; indoor environmental quality
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The appropriate design of built environments plays a key role in improving human comfort, health, and productivity, while also reducing building energy consumption. However, applying a one-size-fits-all model is challenging due to diverse living contexts and individual differences. Emerging methodologies and concepts, such as personal comfort systems, big data, machine learning, and smart building technologies are revitalizing the field of built environment, offering new possibilities to enhance human well-being and promote energy efficiency. This Special Issue invites research contributions on topics including but not limited to the following:
- Indoor environmental quality;
- Human responses;
- Thermal comfort models;
- Personal comfort systems;
- Smart building technologies;
- Energy efficiency.
Dr. Heng Du
Dr. Jingyun Shen
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- thermal comfort
- indoor environmental quality
- energy efficiency
- environmental sustainability
- smart buildings
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