The Role of Windows and Building Facades in Energy Efficiency and Indoor 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: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: architectural environmental engineering; high performance building façades; dynamic and advanced window system; zero-energy buildings; building energy performance analysis; indoor environmental quality evaluation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: smart window technologies; building performance simulation; building energy efficiency; thermal and visual performance evaluation; window control strategy and optimization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce this Special Issue of Buildings, entitled “The Role of Windows and Building Facades in Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environments”.
Windows and building facades play critical roles in determining the environmental performance of buildings and, as the demand for zero-energy buildings and comfortable and healthy indoor environments continues to rise, the design and operational technologies of high-performance building envelopes have become indispensable.
This Special Issue aims to present state-of-the-art research, advanced methodologies, and innovative technologies related to window systems, façade performance, and their impact on building energy consumption and indoor environmental quality.
Potential topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following thematic areas:
- High-performance façade systems;
- Advanced window, glazing, and shading technologies;
- Dynamic and smart windows;
- Thermal environment assessment;
- Daylighting and visual environment analysis;
- Ventilation and indoor air quality;
- Zero-energy and low-energy buildings;
- Façade control algorithms and integrated optimization;
- Building performance simulation;
- Sustainable façade materials and emerging technologies.
We look forward to broad participation from researchers across related fields, contributing to a constructive platform for insightful academic exchange. The submission deadline for this Special Issue is 30 September 2026.
Thank you for your interest and contributions.
Prof. Dr. Seung-Yeong Song
Dr. Soo-Jin Lee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- high-performance building envelopes
- advanced window, glazing, and shading device systems
- dynamic and smart window technologies
- thermal environment performance assessment
- daylighting and visual environment performance analysis
- ventilation strategies and indoor air quality
- building energy efficiency
- façade control strategies and optimization
- building performance simulation
- sustainable façade materials and design
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