Renewable Energy in Buildings

Dear Colleagues,

The application of renewable energy in buildings is an important topic for the future development of more sustainable buildings.

The objective of this Special Issue is to collect innovative research studies on renewable energy applications in buildings. Innovative experimental studies, numerical simulations, and state-of-the-art and other original research findings are invited. For this Special Issue, we are particularly interested in inviting papers focusing on the (i) application of energy in buildings, (ii) low-energy design and construction strategies in buildings, (iii) sustainable and renewable energy applications, namely, solar radiation, wind, geothermic, and other energy sources for use in buildings, (iv) solar passive and active use in buildings, (v) green and NZEB buildings as well as other sustainable buildings, and (vi) energy efficiency in buildings. Studies of advances in numerical simulation and experimental techniques are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Eusébio Z.E. Conceição
Prof. Dr. Hazim B. Awbi
Guest Editors

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