Heat and Mass Transfer and Energy Efficiency in Building

Dear Colleagues,

The concept of green building has become a dominant trend and the public is becoming aware of the potential environmental benefits of this alternative to conventional construction. A new emerging field focused on the study of bio-based buildings is becoming the subject of several studies in order to understand and characterize their hygrothermal behavior and to reducing energy consumption and CO₂ footprint while keeping acceptable hygrothermal comfort to occupants.

However, investigating the relative humidity variations and neglecting it may lead, in some circumstances, to underestimate the risk of condensation and mold growth cold indoor surfaces and thus leads to the deterioration of the material and alteration of the thermal resistance of the envelope. The understanding of the overall hygrothermal behavior of building appears to be incomplete and additional investigations are required.

This current Special Issue aims to collect the last findings in specific laboratory or in situ experimental studies or modeling data at different scales and building topics based on hygrothermal behavior effects for better understand the complex physics of coupled heat, air and mass transfers. These data can be however help in view of enhances knowledge in the field building design and  provide useful data for more sustainable and energy-saving buildings.

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Dr. Mourad Rahim
Guest Editor

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